Month: November 2024

Single-family starts in the US dropped in October likely as Hurricanes Helene and Milton depressed activity in the South. Meanwhile, permits rose slightly, indicating that an anticipated rebound probably would be muted by higher mortgage rates. The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 15, 2024 was US$495 mfbm. This is up +3%, […] The post US Housing Market and Lumber Prices Update: November 2024 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

In advance of the Remembrance Day holiday in Canada, this year a Monday so an actual long weekend, it seemed a form of supply-demand balance was reached for lumber. While benchmark Western S-P-F 2×4 prices continued to climb, Southern Yellow Pine 2x4s actually dropped. It is important to note that the run-up for SYP sales, […] The post Lumber Prices Continue Rising on Tight Supply first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.