Lumber Pricing Trends

After spiking to unsustainable highs during the disruptions to society in the past couple of years, US housing starts trended further downward in August 2023. Permits for authorizations of new home building increased, however. Demand for new construction has been boosted by an ongoing acute shortage of previously owned homes on the market. Realtors estimate […] The post US Housing Market August & Softwood Lumber Prices September: 2023 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending September 22, 2023 is: US$448 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending September 22, 2023 is: US$448 mfbmThis is down by -1%, or -$4, from the previous week when it was US$452. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index September 22, 2023 is: US$448 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.