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Lumber prices see stable week after falling to normal levels

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Construction costs remain high. But one of the biggest headaches for builders — obtaining lumber at a steady price — may be normalizing. Continue reading →

Knock on wood: Cost of lumber drops back to pre-pandemic levels

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Lumber futures have fallen back to where they were before the pandemic ignited a boom in housing and stretched supply chains to the limit, according to data compiled by Nasdaq. Continue reading →

Lumber prices sawed in half in 2nd pandemic-era plunge

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The price of lumber has taken another dramatic downturn, just the latest wild swing for builders in the cost of home construction. Continue reading →

Housing starts faltered in September amid supply constraints

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Multifamily housing starts dipped 1.6 percent in September following a month in which the sector delivered surprising gains while single-family housing starts remained steady from the previous month. Continue reading →