At the time of this writing mortgage rates are still hovering around 6.8 percent, and while housing starts are predicted to jump from 1.42 to 1.44 million units in 2024, the current rates are not spurring an abundance of activity in the U.S. Prices for Western Spruce-Pine-Fir remain soft with mostly hand to mouth ordering. […]

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by Zach Miller

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