lumber prices – Metro Atlanta Dream Home

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Builders seek action on soaring costs

Posted By: metroatl 0 Comment builder materials, home affordability, home prices, interest rates, Jerry Konter, lumber prices, material costs, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, pandemic

An unexpectedly quick rise in interest rates, rising home prices and rents, and escalating lumber and material costs have significantly decreased housing affordability conditions,

Finance

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

Inflation hurting home sales

Posted By: metroatl 0 Comment consumer spending, Economic and Strategic Research (, economic growth, Fannie Mae, GDP growth, inflation, lumber prices, mortgage origination

Expectations for full-year 2021 economic growth were revised upward in May to 7.0 percent, a modest improvement from last month’s projection of 6.8 percent,

Features

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

Could tariffs on lumber double?

Posted By: metroatl 0 Comment Canadian lumber shipments, Chuck Fowke, custom home builders, home buyers, housing affordability, lumber prices, lumber tariffs, middle class, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, renters

Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla., issued the following statement following the

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