Lumber Prices Surge Over 17% Year-Over-Year

Like just about every other building component the price of lumber has skyrocketed this past year. Even with a brief period of stability this past summer, the price of lumber is on the rise again and according to a new analysis from the National Association of Home Builders, it has jumped 17.2 percent from this […]

Are Lumber Prices Stabilizing as 2025 Approaches?

New data suggests that pricing for lumber will be more predictable giving builders more confidence in pricing. Madison’s Lumber Reporter, the well-regarded source for pricing information, is forecasting more stability going forward for lumber producers and end-users. “Given that the macroeconomic indicators and specific factors affecting the lumber industry last year are well known,” Keta […]

The Lumber-Futures Contract Has Been Replaced…with a New Lumber-Futures Contract

It had been the standard for the lumber business for years and now it’s gone. A new lumber-futures contract has been created, designed to help reduce price volatility…a good thing. During much of the pandemic years when supply chain issues coupled with big demand drove lumber prices sky-high – only to fall again as supply […]