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    • US housing market analysis: Construction market and lumber prices mixed amid economic shifts
      In the ever-evolving landscape of the US housing market, recent trends reveal a complex interplay between lumber prices, construction activity and broader economic indicators
      August 8, 2024
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • US housing market analysis: Are we in the midst of an affordability crisis?
      Are fluctuating raw material costs worsening the US housing affordability crisis? Urgent action is needed to preserve homebuying opportunities, as explored by the Fastmarkets team
      June 20, 2024
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Lumber, Wood, Plywood
      Federal Reserve rate stagnation impacts wood products markets
      The ongoing Federal Reserve rate stagnation is having a ripple effect across the wood products market and the broader economy, affecting everything from homebuying to the lumber industry
      June 5, 2024
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      By Mary Hansen
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    • Lumber, Wood, Plant
      US exports offshore bounced off historic lows in first quarter
      Explore the dynamic shifts in the US lumber export market and discover how global trends are influencing trade flows
      May 16, 2024
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • US housing market analysis: Recent trends shaping the market
      What factors are driving the significant downturn in US housing starts, accompanied by a decrease in building permits?
      May 2, 2024
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • US housing market: Single-family starts heat up in February
      U.S. housing starts in February posted a double-digit percentage increase month-over-month as construction picked up following a weather-related lull in January. Want to predict the future of the lumber market? Learn more about our short-term and long-term forecasts and asset analysis for the global forest products market today. Learn more. The Census Bureau reported total U.S. starts at […]
      March 28, 2024
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Canadian housing starts underwhelmed in 2023
      Steep declines in multifamily housing starts contributed to a disappointing finish for the 2023 Canadian housing market. According to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, November housing starts for all areas declined by 22% from last month. Starts were logged at an annualized rate of 212,624 units, down from 272,264 in October, a 19% drop […]
      January 22, 2024
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      By Eric Howald
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    • Could headwinds hinder softwood lumber markets’ return to normalcy? | 2024 preview
      Softwood lumber traders worldwide begin 2024 with a glimmer of hope that a post-pandemic new normal might finally emerge after several years of upheaval. Plateauing interest rates and encouraging signs in the U.S. housing market in late 2023 provided a reason for guarded optimism in North America. U.S. and Canadian exports to China increased last […]
      January 18, 2024
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      By Peter Malliris
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    • Six predictions for the housing and softwood lumber markets | 2024 preview
      Another year is behind us, with no shortage of discussion topics when reflecting on the US residential construction and wood products markets in 2023. In many ways, the year played out how our team expected as we laid out in last year’s “Predictions” piece. Here is how our predictions played out throughout 2023: Want to […]
      January 12, 2024
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      By Dustin Jalbert
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      US housing affordability has worsened in 2023
      The US housing market has had an uneven go of it in 2023, as mortgage rates rose dramatically, soaring past 7.0% in August
      December 21, 2023
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      By Gary Zauner
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