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Housing Market

A For Sale - Price Reduced sign in front of a home showing that the housing market may be slowing down.

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Inflation, Recession Fears Slow US Housing and Manufacturing

As inflation continues to dog the economy, industries surrounding the forestry market are feeling the pinch. Further speculation about more rate...

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Line graph showing single and multi family starts, 2008 to the start of 2023.

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Could the Downward Swing in Housing Finally Shift Gears?

After dismal housing market reports in December, lots of industry chatter is discussing where the market is heading. We are seeing quite a bit of...

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Line graph of total US housing starts from 2019 to December 2022.

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Housing Starts Drop Over 20% as Interest and Recession Fears Rise

December housing starts saw a dip of over 20% from the same time last year. With interest rates rising and murmurs of a recession abound, the market...

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Southern Lumber Prices Continue to Inch Down

After jumping 12% in August due in large part to strong demand from the multi-family construction sector, US housing starts dipped by 8% in...

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Lower Housing Starts, Higher Home Prices, and Surging Inflation

After a disappointing May (-14%), US home building continued to inch down in June as the housing market cools amid surging mortgage rates and...

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May Housing Starts Plummet and Softwood Lumber Prices Follow

US homebuilding plummeted to a 13-month low in May, and prices for finished softwood lumber followed suit as the housing market cools amid surging...

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