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US Housing Starts: June 2018
Not very surprisingly, US housing starts corrected downward somewhat for June, as housing inventory for sale continues to shrink and home prices continue to rise. U.S. new-home groundbreaking and permits fell in June to the slowest paces in nine months, as higher mortgage rates and elevated costs for labor and materials pinch the housing market,…
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Using Madison’s Lumber Prices on SilvaStat360: Step-by-Step instructions
Here are step-by-step instructions how to use Madison’s Lumber Prices on SilvaStat360 via Forest2Market , with screen captures of the actual tool: DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS 2-PG PDF: SS360 Madisons Tutorial Click this link to access your login https://silvastat360.forest2market.com/auth/signin?from_page=/ Click on “Madison’s Lumber Reporter” at the left on your landing page: Click on “View” at the top…
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Lumber Prices Sharply Reverse Recent Increases, Inventories Grow
Both producers and secondaries now have more plump inventories than most of this year, making assessments of their own price lists somewhat easier. Buyers, well aware of this, are pushing back at sawmills with significant counter-offers. Those suppliers in a position to negotiate are accepting customer demands. Prices are responding toward accordingly. This week and…
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Canada Investment in Housing Construction: 2Q and May 2018
Canadian investment in new housing construction increased +6.3% from May 2017 to $4.8 billion in May, according to Statistics Canada Thursday. The year-over-year increase was led by spending on multiple-unit construction (apartment buildings, row houses and semi-detached houses), while spending on single-family homes was down. Investment in non-residential building construction, meanwhile, totalled $14.3 billion in 2Q 2018, up +1.4% compared with…
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This week Madison’s Lumber Reporter printed down on benchmark softwood lumber prices by quite a bit . . .
Madison’s Lumber Reporter Published by Keta Kosman · 31 mins · This week Madison’s Lumber Reporter printed down on benchmark WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr #softwood #lumber prices by quite a bit. The most-often comment from sources was “prices tanking”. Now is the start of the annual seasonal curtailments in Quebec, and the forest fire ban…
