Month: June 2026

Baby Boomers Remain Largest Share Of Home Buyers As First-Time Buying Falls To Record Low Only about one in five buyers were first-time purchasers. Baby Boomers remained the largest generational group of home buyers this year, while the share of first-time buyers fell to the lowest level on record, according to the 2026 Home Buyers and […]

NWFA Wood Flooring Expo Wraps In Orlando With 40th Anniversary Celebration The wood flooring industry convened in Orlando, FL, recently for the 2026 NWFA Wood Flooring Expo, marking the 40th time professionals from across the industry have gathered for the annual event. Built around the theme “Ignite Your Passion,” the Expo offered hands-on demonstrations, education […]

Montréal Wood Convention 2026 Concludes With A Full House And Resounding Success  The Montréal Wood Convention (MWC) 2026, the premier event for the wood industry in Canada, successfully concluded at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal, welcoming a full house of 1,200 participants from across the globe. Following four consecutive sold-out editions, this year’s […]

Canadian Hardwood Bureau 2026 Spring Meeting A Success In Montreal The Canadian Hardwood Bureau welcomed more than 100 delegates to its 2026 Spring Meeting recently in Montreal, marking the largest and most successful gathering in the organization’s history. A key highlight of this year’s event was its fully bilingual format, enabling inclusive participation and real-time […]

Expo Richmond Enjoys Strong Attendance And Governor Announces Virginia Wood Council Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA, was the site of the recent biennial Expo Richmond, one of the largest forest products trade shows on the East Coast, which attracts thousands of attendees. The event brings together loggers, foresters, sawmill representatives, landowners, manufacturers, suppliers and […]

Mass Timber Event Celebrates 10 Years The tenth annual International Mass Timber Conference recently welcomed more than 3,000 attendees to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. This conference focuses on the entire industry supply chain and is marketed as the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world. The event this year featured […]