Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative will sell its wood supply business in Estonia to Combiwood Forest OÜ, an Estonian company owned by Combiwood Grupp OÜ.
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Fannie Mae Releases Home Price Expectations Survey for Q1: Price Growth Anticipated
Experts expect annual national home price growth to be 3.8% in 2024, the Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey showed.
Mortgage Application Payments Trek Higher in January
The Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications Payment Index showed that homebuyer affordability declined in January.
US Existing-Home Listings Increase in February, but Higher Mortgage Rates Stifle Sales
In the four-week period ending February 25th, new listings of US homes for sale increased 13% year-over-year, Redfin reported.
University of Michigan Reports Final Results of Its Consumer Sentiment Index for February
The Index of Consumer Sentiment increased to a reading of 76.9 in February, down from 79.0 in January. This is a month-over-month decline of 2.7% but up 14.9% year-over-year (66.9 in February 2023).
Canadian Real GDP, Income, and Expenditures for 2023Q4
Read GDP inched 0.2% higher in 2023Q4, following a 0.1% decline in Q3.
Roseburg’s New East Coast Sawmill in Roanoke Rapids, NC, Donates First Truckload to Local 4-H
Roseburg’s new east coast sawmill facility in Roanoke Rapids, NC, has produced it first full truckload of market-ready southern pine lumber.
Weyerhaeuser and Lapis Energy Announce Carbon Sequestration Exploration Agreement
Weyerhaeuser and Lapis Energy announced the execution of an exclusive exploration agreement for subsurface CO2 sequestration in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
US Pending Homes Sales Decline Month-Over-Month and Year-Over-Year in January
The National Association of Realtors Pending Homes Sales Index declined 4.9% month-over-month to a reading of 74.3.
Personal Income, Disposable Income, and Personal Consumption Expenditures All Increase in January
Personal income increased 1.0% month-over-month in January; disposable personal income increased 0.3%; and personal consumption expenditures increased 0.2%.