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US Housing Data Mixed, Softwood Lumber Prices Strengthen Further
The mix of different types of building that make up the critical US housing market have changed drastically since the epic US home building crash of September 2006. While all acknowledge that the statistics will not soon — or ever — again be at 2.5 million housing starts annualized, there are many and varied interpretations…
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US Housing Market: 3Q 2019
The purpose of this graph is to show that these three indicators generally reach peaks and troughs together. Note that Residential Investment is quarterly and single-family starts and new home sales are monthly — Calculated Risk From Calculated Risk Monday It is important to remember that new home sales are more relevant for jobs and…
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US Existing Home Sales: August 2019
Boosted by low mortgage rates, US existing home sales, released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), rose to 17-month high in August. Total existing home sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, climbed +1.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.49 million in August, the largest gain since March 2018. On a year-over-year…
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USA Douglas-Fir Plywood & OSB Prices: New Data Set
As always Madison’s Lumber Reporter is working hard to bring the best and latest information to the North American softwood lumber manufacturing industry …. today we are happy to reveal that: (prices US$ per msf. stocking wholesaler market in US Northeast / New Jersey) Madison’s Lumber Reporter has secured enough sources to be able to…
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Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler softwood lumber price: Up another +$6 to US$382 mfbm
Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill) Wholesaler price of benchmark North American #construction framing #softwood dimension #lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr climbs another +1.6%, or +$6, this week: to US$382 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill), from $376 last week. #building #housing #wood https://madisonsreport.com/lumber-prices/
