Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) for the week ending February 13th, 2020. The PMMS shows […]
Wood Markets News
Arauco Announces Closure of Eugene Oregon Fiberboard Mill
Sighting an ‘economic imbalance’ in the U.S. market for medium density fiberboard (MDF), Arauco North America has decided to close […]
EGGER Wood Products Opening First U.S. Based Operation
EGGER Wood Products, a wood-based manufacturer headquartered in Austria, is starting Phase II of a 3 phase, 15-year project at […]
Finnish Forest Industries Federation Says Strike at Sawmills and Plywood Factories Now Highly Probable
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) is reporting a lack of progress in talks with the Industrial Union, which represents […]
France Promotes Sustainable Urban Development
Starting in 2022, as part of the French governments move towards sustainable urban development, all new public buildings financed by […]
Homeowners Just Not Moving as Frequently as Before
According to the National Association of Realtors® 2019 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, people are staying in detached homes […]
China Home Sales Fall 90% in First Week of February
According to Mingtiandi’s Asia Real Estate roundup, preliminary data shows that in 36 reporting mainland China cites, new apartment sales […]
Blockades Have Potential to Force the Canadian National Railroad to Shut Down Parts of Their System.
The Canadian National Railroad (CN) announced today that unless blockades on their rail lines, which were set up five days […]
Wood-Based Exports from Brazil Decline in November 2019
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is reporting that Brazilian exports of wood-based products (excluding pulp and paper) decline almost […]
Uptick in Construction Hiring Reported in December 2019
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reveals that construction job openings […]