Falling lumber prices have rebounded and the associated ripple effects are following suit. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reports new home prices have increased more than $18,000, as lumber prices have tripled in the last four months. The increase “also added nearly $7,300 to the market value of the average new multifamily home,” which […]

The improved U.S. housing market in the past four months has resulted in both higher lumber production in the U.S. and an increased importation of lumber, according to a report from Wood Resource Quarterly. As a result, lumber prices have gone up by more than 30 percent from last year. However, sawlog prices have remained […]