According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI®) released today, US home prices declined 0.7% in August from July. However, Year-over-year, house prices rose 11.9%.
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After Two Consecutive Monthly Gains, The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index Slips in October
The Conference Board released today (10-25-22) its Consumer Confidence Index® (CCI) for October 2022. The CCI has declined after 2 consecutive months of growth. The Index now stands at 102.5 (1985=100).
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US Home Price Index Declined Further in August
On Tuesday, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index was released for August. Home prices experienced a 13.0% annual gain in August, down from July’s 15.8% annual gain. This is the fifth consecutive monthly decline.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for October 24th: 8 of 32 Partially Contained
The US National Interagency Fire Center reported on Monday that the total number of large wildfires and complexes currently burning in the US has been reduced to 32 from last week’s report of 72. More than 463,512 acres are currently burning across 8 different states.
BlueSource Sustainable Forest Co. Buys 29,019 Acres of Forestland in Michigan
Bluesource Sustainable Forest Co. announced today that it has purchased 29,019 acres of forestland in Michigan from The Lyme Timber Company. The land will be part of 90+ North American forest carbon projects covering over 4-million acres.
Potential Agreement Reached to End Seven-Week Weyerhaeuser Strike in Oregon and Washington
Springfield Oregon Television reported on Friday that progress toward ending a strike between Weyerhaeuser workers and the company, in Oregon and Washington State, might be nearing an end after a federal mediator was brought in.
US Commerce Department Corrects Softwood Lumber Subsidies for Non-Selected Canadian Companies
On October 11, 2022, the US Department of Commerce published a notice in the Federal Register, in which the department amended its notice of final results for the 2020 administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
Paper Excellence Begins Shutting Down Its Crofton, BC, Pulp Mill After Union’s Strike Notice
Paper Excellence has started the controlled and orderly process of shutting down its pulp mill located in Crofton, BC. Contract negotiations reached an impasse, and the company’s request for mediation has been rejected by the union.
Floating Office Building Located on Rotterdam’s Maas River Utilizes CLT
Rotterdam is now the home of a three-story building that has been constructed on a set of 15 ‘concrete barges’ that allow it to float on Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven, a former industrial harbor located on the Maas River.
China Home Prices Decline for 13th Consecutive Month in September
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, as reported in Bloomberg News, home prices in China sank for the 13th consecutive month in September. New-home prices in 70 cites, excluding state-subsidized housing, dropped 0.28% from August.