Tag: RealEstate

Home-price growth in the US accelerated in November 2019, in the latest sign the home-sales market is picking up steam after a slow start to 2019. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose +3.5% in the 12 months to November, up from a +3.2% annual pace the prior month.National home price gains coincide…

The full Madison’s Lumber Reporter North America softwood lumber price list will be updated as usual first thing Friday morning Eastern time, however here is a SNEAK PEAK at tomorrow’s benchmark WSPF prices: After staying flat for the past four weeks,The wholesaler price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr for Jan…

This month was held the annual British Columbia Truck Loggers Association AGM in Vancouver, BC, where the Premier of BC, John Horgan, announced $5 million in funding to assist contractors at risk of losing equipment to the banks. The move is in response to this record-breaking seven month strike, and is intended to pay existing…

prices for commercial/residential heating wood pellets in the US are quite a bit higher than in Canada (when converting USD to CAD) UNITED STATES Commercial/Residential Heating Wood Pellet Prices as well, the relationship between US retail and wholesale heating wood pellet prices is far more correlated than in Canada there is a peak in US…

While benchmark construction framing softwood lumber commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 held firm last week, prices of a lot of other dimension lumber items did pop up somewhat. The lumber supply-demand balance across North America is currently quite good, if not a little in favour of producers. Harsh weather in several regions, especially in Canada, over…