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Lumber prices defy the most recent surge in mortgage rates to extend 3-day rally to 10%
"If interest rates get to 6.5% the waters will get very choppy," a Tampa home builder told John Bur…
Matthew Fox
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Falling lumber prices and lower spending by DIY customers drags on Home Depot sales and stock price
Home Depot said framing lumber prices fell by 64% over the past year in the first quarter, leading …
Carla Mozée
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Lumber prices jump after US housing starts unexpectedly soar more than 20% in May
"Limited existing inventory combined with solid demand and improving supply chains helped push sing…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices fall toward multi-year lows as pending home sales slump and industry searches for supply balance
"Lumber is trying to carve out it's new post-covid trading range after resetting to more historical…
Matthew Fox
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Home construction unexpectedly surged in February as slump in lumber prices offset pain of rising mortgage rates
Lumber prices edged up after February data showed housing starts unexpectedly climbed 9.8% in the m…
Carla Mozée
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Lumber prices are falling - and that means there's no need to fret about inflation, top economist David Rosenberg suggests
"Inflation?" the veteran economist asked in a Monday tweet, adding that price pressures are maybe a…
Zahra Tayeb
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Lumber prices are tanking as rising interest rates means more Americans are finding it harder to buy a home
Lumber prices are in freefall as more and more Americans are being priced out of the housing market…
Zahra Tayeb
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Lumber prices waver as mortgage rates cool but builder confidence craters to lowest level since start of the pandemic
"Sales have fallen off a cliff. We're selling one-third of what we sold in March and April," a home…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices fall to their lowest level in 2022 as the highest mortgage rates in 13 years dent housing demand
"Many first-time buyers simply no longer qualify with the increase in interest rates, as their debt…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices surge 7% as mortgage rates fall for the first time in 4 weeks
Lumber prices are still down 63% from their May 2021 high of $1,733 per thousand board feet, and ar…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices fall to new 2022 low as April existing home sales hit lowest level since the start of the pandemic
"It looks like more [home sales] declines are imminent in the upcoming months, and we'll likely ret…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices just hit their lowest point in 9 months as mortgage demand sinks to levels not seen in 2 decades
"Some parts of town where finished homes are now taking a month to sell versus hours. Market is def…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices see no relief and continue to drop as Fed rate hikes put pressure on the housing market
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard told CNBC it's "very hard to see the case" to pause its interest rate …
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices plunge 12% to new 2022 lows as wood inventories start to pile up
"Similar to other locations, lumber remained weak," JPMorgan said in a recent channel check of home…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices are set for a shakeup with the rollout of new futures contracts - and a top broker says trading volume could soar 10 times
Typically, lumber contracts are carried out by railcar, but the new deliveries will be made by truc…
Phil Rosen
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Lumber prices will continue to rebound into summer after reclaiming the $1,000 level as seasonal demand ramps up, industry executive says
"Heading into what is the typical seasonal strength of the lumber market, a substantial buying roun…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices fall 22% in March as housing market cools on soaring mortgage rates
The average traditional 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 4.72% on Tuesday, representing a big jump s…
Matthew Fox
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Lumber prices are up 29% in February as pace of economic reopening sparks new rally in global commodities
Prices for iron, oil, soybeans, and fertilizer have also pointed higher amid cold winter weather, g…
Isabelle Lee
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Lumber prices jump on a surprise rebound in new home construction last month
Housing starts jumped 12.2% last month to an annual rate of 1.575 million units, the Commerce Depar…
Brian Evans
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Lumber prices fall as mortgage rates hit fresh 13-year high to edge closer to 6%
"Fixed mortgage rates have increased by more than two full percentage points since the beginning of…