Rising housing costs have started to feel less abstract and more personal as buyers watch price sheets shift before a ...

After being asked in a recent LBM Journal webinar, Columnist John D. Wagner shares how best to avoid "margin squeeze." ...

Lumber prices are down 24% from their mid-March peak amid subdued home-building activity. US housing starts and new building permits are on the decline this year, each falling 4% and 6% in May. The ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. VANCOUVER, BC, July 19, 2024 /CNW/ - The Madison's Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 12, 2024 was US$369 ...

Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...

In a May 2 Barchart article on the wood futures market, I concluded: Lumber is in a bearish trend in May 2024, and the trend is always your best friend. The path of least resistance of physical lumber ...

The CME’s continuous physical lumber futures contract fell 22.99% in Q2 and was down 21.24% over the first six months of 2024, closing Q2 at $450.50 per 1,000 board feet. In a July 4, 2024, Barchart ...