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March 2017

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Lumber Prices Rise to Start 2017

David LoganMarch 3, 2017August 20, 2024

The price of lumber, from framing to structural panels, has increased in recent weeks with some prices rising more than 30%. Softwood lumber prices have been relatively steady since 2014.  During this period, the largest one-week price increase of framing lumber (+6.8%), as measured by…

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Top Ten Publicly-Traded Builder Share Jumps in 2016

Stephen MelmanMarch 3, 2017August 20, 2024

The 2016 top ten publicly-traded builders captured a 27.4% share of new single-family home closings, up from 27.1% in 2015. The 27.4% share in 2016 is out of the 559,000 new home sales reported by the Census Bureau. However, this count represents a smaller share…

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