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A Look at Lumber Prices From the Supply Side

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I can say with confidence that the market conditions of 2020 and early 2021 are examples of a supply chain and pricing environment most of us have truly never encountered. . A month later, in March 2020, COVID-19 threw a wrench into everything, causing uncertainty across all industries. Lumber Prices—How We Got Here.

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NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades

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Mon, 08/03/2020 - 13:00. Chuck Fowke named NAHB's new chair; a look at new single-family home inventory. New Single-Family Home Inventory. higher through May compared with the first five months of 2019—metrics consistent with NAHB’s forecast that housing will be a leading sector in an emerging economic recovery. .

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Economic Outlook 2021

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Strong buyer demand despite higher home prices, shrinking inventory, a spike in lumber prices, and continuing supply chain issues are just some of the factors in play for the home building industry in 2021. Thanks to a surge in residential investment during 2020, housing’s share of GDP expanded and remains near historic levels.

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