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Full-year 2022 US housing starts and new home sales data has been released and while the dampening effects of rising mortgage rates remain, the numbers for December show a slight uptick. In 2022 the US began building 1.55 million homes, just a -3% drop from full-year... by ssbhayani | Feb 2, 2023 | #madisonReporter, Industry News, Lumber News, Weekly Softwood Lumber Blog
Check out Madison’s Lumber Reporter speaking at the fabulous National Association of Home Builders annual event in Las Vegas next week: Jan 31 – Feb 2 I’m coming for you #IBS2023! Madison’s Lumber Reporter is so excited to be speaking at the @intlbuildersshow Jan 31.... by ssbhayani | Feb 2, 2023 | #madisonReporter, #ushousing, ADN.TO, building, canada export, CFF.TO, export development Canada, HomeBuilding, IFP.TO, Industry News, Lumber News, Lumber Pricing Trends, lumber trade, madisons lumber reporter, NYSE: DHI, NYSE: HOV, NYSE: KBH, NYSE: LEN, NYSE: PHM, NYSE: RFP, NYSE: TOL, NYSE: WY, OSB.TO, RealEstate, SJ.TO, softwood lumber, Softwood Lumber Prices, trade, trade deal, trade forecast, TSE: IFP, TSE: WEF, TSE: WFT, TSE:ADN, TSE:CFF, TSE:OSB, TSE:SJ, US home building, us home construction, US home sales, us house inventory, US house prices, us housing, US housing starts, Weekly Softwood Lumber Blog, WEF.TO, WFT.TO
As January 2023 got going, while hardly a big rush, there was an increase in sales — and therefore prices — of several specialty lumber items. Even benchmark WSPF 2x4s popped up a little bit, although more due to significant supply being taken offline than growing... by ssbhayani | Feb 2, 2023 | #madisonReporter, #ushousing, ADN.TO, building, canada export, CFF.TO, export development Canada, HomeBuilding, IFP.TO, Industry News, Lumber News, lumber trade, madisons lumber reporter, NYSE: DHI, NYSE: HOV, NYSE: KBH, NYSE: LEN, NYSE: PHM, NYSE: RFP, NYSE: TOL, NYSE: WY, OSB.TO, RealEstate, SJ.TO, softwood lumber, Softwood Lumber Prices, trade, trade deal, trade forecast, TSE: IFP, TSE: WEF, TSE: WFT, TSE:ADN, TSE:CFF, TSE:OSB, TSE:SJ, US home building, us home construction, US home sales, us house inventory, US house prices, us housing, US housing starts, Weekly Softwood Lumber Blog, WEF.TO, WFT.TO
As a fresh, brand new year of 2023 got started, lumber sales continued with the slow momentum which ended last year. This is normal for the season, particularly given some very harsh winter weather across the continent. Winter is not usually a good time for home...