The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is already having a serious impact on homeowners’ ability to start or complete remodeling […]
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Home Sales Increase Year-Over-Year Despite Month of March Decline
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has reported that existing-home sales fell in March following a February that had significant […]
Washington State Governor Under Increasing Pressure to Allow Building and other Work to Restart Now
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State issued his current “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order on March 23rd and extended it […]
Fannie Mae Anticipates Short but Painful Downturn
Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group has reduced its outlook for economic growth over the entire year from 2.2% […]
Conifex Timber Inc., Extends Curtailment at Mackenzie B.C. Mill
Conifex Timber Inc. has announced it is extending its temporary production curtailment at its Mackenzie B.C. mill for two additional […]
Headwinds Still Exist for Modular Construction
Modularization has always had strong support from those engaged in multi-family housing construction. It is well accepted for health care […]
South Korea Announces Preliminary Decision to Place Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Vietnamese Plywood
The South Korean Trade Commission (SKTC) is reporting that it has made a preliminary decision to place anti-dumping tariffs on […]
Consumer Confidence in Australia Records Largest Fall in 47 Years
According to a survey of 1200 adults across Australia, conducted by the Westpac Banking Corp., during the week of April […]
New Mill to Open in Valemount B.C. this Fall.
Amidst all of the mill curtailments and closing in British Columbia an announcement has been made about a new mill […]
Fire Damages Cap-Pele Sawmill Ltd., in Trois-Ruisseaux, New Brunswick, Canada
According to the daughter-in-law of the owner, Julie Doiron, a fire broke out in the shop at the Cap-Pele Sawmill […]