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- Softwood Lumber Prices and Market Update: Oct 2021 (video)on October 26, 2021 at 9:32 pm
Buyers of Western S-P-F in the United States continued to run up against palpably limited availability. Showing […]
- Lumber Prices Continue Rising Following Canadian Thanksgivingon October 26, 2021 at 9:19 pm
As explained by Madison’s Lumber Reporter many times in the past, as far as the seasonal cycle of lumber sales — […]
- US Housing Starts SEPT & Softwood Lumber Prices OCT: 2021on October 21, 2021 at 4:57 pm
Bumping up and down for the past few months, US total housing starts for September 2021 dropped by -1.6% to a […]
- North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity Utilization, WWPA: July 2021on October 20, 2021 at 5:51 pm
As summer came on the sawmills across North America continued to recover manufacturing volumes from the dramatic drops […]
- Current Lumber Price Increases Mirror One Year Agoon October 19, 2021 at 5:28 pm
Similar to this time last year, when lumber prices started rising to reach what was then the all-time historical high, […]
- US Housing Starts Aug and Lumber Prices Sept: 2021 (video)on October 14, 2021 at 5:22 pm
US total housing starts for August 2021 increased by +4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.615 million. For […]
- Strong Demand Continues to Push Lumber Prices Upon October 13, 2021 at 9:49 pm
Similar to this time last year, when lumber prices started rising to reach what was then the all-time historical high, […]
- Softwood Lumber Prices and Market Update: Sept 2021 (video)on October 8, 2021 at 5:55 pm
After dropping all summer, lumber prices started coming back up a little bit around Labour Day: For the week of […]
- Softwood Lumber Prices Rise Furtheron October 6, 2021 at 5:32 pm
As the end of September approached the demand and sales of construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities […]
- Lumber Prices Flatten as Sales Volumes Continue to Riseon September 29, 2021 at 11:00 am
Lumber end-users and resellers alike shed their reluctance of the past few months to make purchases, as prices have […]
LBM Journal
- Zillow: Housing market moderation gives buyers breathing roomon October 27, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Monthly growth in both home values and rents eased further in September, continuing the seasonal calming that began […]
- Trex plans third U.S. production siteon October 27, 2021 at 11:31 am
Trex expects to invest an estimated $400 million over the next five years in the development of the site in Arkansas.
- More home buyers are first-timerson October 27, 2021 at 1:22 am
A record 69% of buyers in the Midwest are buying for the first time, along with 65% of those in the Northeast and […]
- Mid-Cape takes home awards from Builders & Remodelers Associationon October 27, 2021 at 12:59 am
Mid-Cape Home Centers has again received multiple awards from the Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater […]
- Scott Flynn of rk MILES named VRLDA Lumber Person of the Yearon October 27, 2021 at 12:43 am
Scott Flynn, general manager at the rk MILES Middlebury, Vermont location, is the fifth rk MILES employee to win the […]
- McCoy’s Building Supply names Cheryl Keene director of accountingon October 26, 2021 at 9:30 pm
Keene began her McCoy’s career nearly two and half years ago as assistant controller.
- TimberTech composite decking teams up with Yardzenon October 26, 2021 at 9:20 pm
TimberTech has joined forces with Yardzen, an online landscape design platform.
- LSI, manufacturer of Wolmanized Wood, rebrands as Arxadaon October 26, 2021 at 9:10 pm
The new name follows the company’s launch as an independent business in July 2021, after the completion of the sale […]
- Benjamin Obdyke appoints new Long Island market development manageron October 26, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Scott Zubrow comes to Benjamin Obdyke following nearly four years at Henry, a manufacturer of weather resistive […]
- New home sales post solid gainon October 26, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 14%.
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Photo courtesy of archdaily.com Faster to build and environmentally focused, cities that didn't consider timber construction are starting to once again incorporate timber as a suitable infrastructure for high-rise commercial buildings. In fast-growing cities like Austin, TX, the demand for real estate - still fueling the building materials growth in 2020 despite the pandemic setbacks earlier observed - has zoning boards and building review councils looking for ways to quickly increase available space. In comes timber and new technologies. Last year the world's tallest timber structure opened in Norway. "To…
While most of the news focuses on a pandemic that continues to spiral out of control - posting record-breaking numbers none of us want - unemployment claims are at their lowest points since March. Continuing claims this week dropped steeply to 5.5 million claims. First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 712,000 last week, compared with 787,000 a week earlier. The job market is adapting and showing signs of recovering but with so many variables and winter setting in on much of the country, we're still in unpredictable territory for the…
Even with short supply and prices that seem to have no ceiling, home sales continue to baffle the market. Surges in pricing aren't stopping city-dwellers and others from outbidding one another for any available lot or home. Demolition and new construction contribute to the climb. Full report now available from various sources - CNBC report can be found here. Key points from CNBC: Sales of existing homes in October soared well past expectations, rising 4.3% compared with September and 26.6% annually. There were 1.42 million existing homes on the market…
What is a Digital Supply Chain and why is it necessary to stay competitive? In order to understand a digital supply chain, we need to first speak of what it would replace or improve upon which is an Analog Supply Chain. An Analog Supply Chain is one where tasks and information are moved in non-digital ways like a paper invoice in the mail, or manually typing in inventory counts. For the building materials industry, the current state is still largely analog, being supported by some automation and digital tools, but…
Housing news
- TPO Loan Products; MBS, Presentation, Jumbo, Business Plan Tools; Conforming Loan Amountson October 27, 2021
Posted To: Pipeline PressWhile huge blocks of servicing are hitting the market, Cenlar has had better days than […]
- Refinance Volume at 21 Month Lowon October 27, 2021
Posted To: MND NewsWireApplications for purchase mortgages recovered from a 5 percent drop the prior week to drive a […]
- MBS Morning: The Case For Consolidation Improveson October 27, 2021
Posted To: MBS CommentaryBonds managed to make positive headway for a third straight trading day on Tuesday, but the […]
- MBS RECAP: Another Green Day, But Can We Trust It?on October 26, 2021
Posted To: MBS CommentaryAnother Green Day, But Can We Trust It? Bonds were briefly weaker mid-morning, but rallied […]
- Mortgage Rates Continue Gradual Recoveryon October 26, 2021
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates hit 6 month highs by the end of last week, but they've been cautiously […]
- Refinancing Still Driving Freddie Mac Mortgage Volumeon October 26, 2021
Posted To: MND NewsWireFreddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate […]
- New Home Sales Post Double Digit September Gainon October 26, 2021
Posted To: MND NewsWireSales of newly constructed homes surged unexpectedly in September, reaching the highest rate […]
- Sales, Retention, Processing, Automation Tools; Agency Updates; Disclosing Ghosts?on October 26, 2021
Posted To: Pipeline PressLenders and servicers don’t like weather extremes. Hurricane season is nearly over. While […]
- MBS Morning: Bonds Biding Time; Price Data Clarifies New Conforming Loan Limitson October 26, 2021
Posted To: MBS CommentaryAt the start of the trading session, Treasuries have the distinction of trading through the […]
- MBS RECAP: Nice Recovery, But Big-Picture Damage Remainson October 25, 2021
Posted To: MBS CommentaryNice Recovery, But Big-Picture Damage Remains Monday could have been worse. Bonds started out […]
Financial news
- Dow slips 100 points from record as earnings rally eases, falling for the first time in 4 dayson October 27, 2021 at 3:46 pm
Of the S&P 500 names that have posted quarterly updates, 82% have topped earnings expectations, while 80% have […]
- Remember dogecoin? A rival ‘meme token’ just hit a record high and is close to overtaking iton October 27, 2021 at 2:59 pm
'Meme token' shiba inu just hit a record high and is now closing in on dogecoin.
- Robinhood drops 10% to below IPO price as investors worry about bleak outlookon October 27, 2021 at 2:41 pm
Robinhood shares are plummeting 10% in extended trading, dipping below the stock trading app's IPO price of $38 per […]
- Corporate card start-up Ramp targets Bill.com with free payments softwareon October 27, 2021 at 12:10 pm
Ramp sets out to compete with Bill.com, a fintech company that automates the processing and payment of invoices.
- Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Robinhood, McDonald's, Microsoft & moreon October 27, 2021 at 12:10 pm
These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
- Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Robinhood, McDonald's, Microsoft & moreon October 27, 2021 at 12:10 pm
These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
- Investors pour money into Chinese start-ups despite regulatory crackdownon October 27, 2021 at 4:34 am
Venture capital investment in China rose in the third quarter, bringing year-to-date totals to more than all of 2020, […]
- Robinhood shares tank as revenue falls way short of expectations on lighter crypto tradingon October 26, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Stock trading app Robinhood reported third-quarter results Tuesday after the bell.
- Greenlight, the fintech app for kids, wants to teach parents how to investon October 26, 2021 at 9:14 pm
Kids fintech app Greenlight wants to help parents set up brokerage accounts that can be used for college tuition and […]
- Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Robinhood, Microsoft, AMD & moreon October 26, 2021 at 8:39 pm
Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading.