Housing slowdown may mean more downtime for N. American lumber producers
With signs that U.S. inflation has peaked, expectations are becoming more widespread for the Fed [...]
November 30, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
U.S. sawmill production fails to meet housing demand for lumber
Insufficient production is causing an unprecedented spike in US lumber prices as sawmill output fails to keep up with consumer [...]
January 26, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Current lumber market in US considered unprecedented
The North American lumber industry is having its craziest year in memory -- and that was before [...]
September 24, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Perfect storm has led to lumber, panel prices skyrocketing in North America
John Gunkelman is the owner of Fargo’s Dakota Construction and is the immediate past president [...]
September 9, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
N. American sawmills can’t meet current house construction demand
North American forest products manufacturers should put on their seat belts, as the latest housing market data indicates no stop [...]
September 4, 2020
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US lumber prices see surprise win as Americans renovate homes
Lumber futures are heading for their second-straight monthly gain at a time when gloom from [...]
June 11, 2020
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US housing starts drop to a near two-year low
U.S. homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent [...]
May 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
New records for the prefabricated house industry in Germany
In Germany, the prefabricated house market is booming. The sales volume increased by 7.2% last year. This is not [...]
February 14, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Homebuilding rebounds in the US
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Amazon announces big investment in prefabricated housing start-up
As Amazon announced their investment in a prefabricated housing start-up, factory-built homes may just [...]
October 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / North America
