In the Prince George District of B.C., the spruce beetle continues to wreak its havoc on the local forests.
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Yukon Lumber Yards and Builders Deal with Material Shortages and Sky-High Prices
The Yukon, a territory in northwest Canada, is wild, mountainous and has a very tiny population.
FEA’s Weekly Order Survey Participants Respond Favorably to Housing Industry News
Dealers responding to the FEA Weekly Order Survey could not help but feel encouraged by the latest housing industry news. With the Census Bureau reporting that housing starts, and permits both up in July over June and year-over-year.
Finland’s Forest Industry Want to Help Maine’s Forest Industry Thrive
What do the State of Maine and the country of Finland have in common? At first you might think not much. However, there are more similarities than you may imagine.
Canadian Home Prices Rise Modestly in July
According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, Canadian home prices rose in July by 0.3% from June.
Mortgage Rates Creep Higher in Week Ending August 20th, 2020
Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) for the week ending August 20th, 2020. The PMMS shows that 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.99% with an average 0.8 point, up from last week when it averaged 2.96%.
Southern British Columbia Wildfire Leads to Evacuation Notices
The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) is reporting that hundreds of residents in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan region have forced to evacuate their home on short notices following a wildfire outbreak on Tuesday (8/18) afternoon southeast of Penticton B.C.
Weekly Jobless Claims Climb Back Over 1 Million in the Week Ending August 15th, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor is reporting that an additional 1,106,000 Americans made their initial filing for unemployment benefits during the week ending on Saturday, August 15th.
Adding Value and Innovating in a Post Pandemic Office Building Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things in our lives. One of the major changes is how people are going to work in a post pandemic world when they are allowed to return to an office building setting.
In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Slowdown Home Sizes Shrink in Q2
According to data from the second quarter of 2020, Census Quarterly Starts and Completion by Purpose and Design report and analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) median single-family homes sizes decline during the Q2 of 2020.