Canfor Corporation shareholders have agreed to sell all remaining shares of the company to Great Pacific Capital at a price […]
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Mortgage Origination Volumes Best Since 2007
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has reported that due to lower mortgage rates and the resulting surge in refinances, mortgage […]
Home Prices Heat Up in August
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index (NHPI) has been released. The NHPI rose 3.2% in August, up from […]
Canfor to Become a Privately Held Company
In a news release, Canfor Corp., announced (subject to shareholder approval) that an agreement has been struck for Jim Pattison’s, […]
Home Prices Ease as New Single-Family Homes Sales Slow
In a report jointly published by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) it […]
B.C. Logging Companies Struggling in Current Market
These are challenging times for the B.C. forest Industry and the logging industry has been particularly hard hit. Loggers are […]
New Single-Family Home Sales Slip in September
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that sales of new single-family homes in September 2019 were at a SAAR of […]
Oregon zoning law changes highlight challenges confronting the US’s affordable housing problem
The lack of affordable housing is a key factor restraining a more robust recovery in residential construction. State and municipal […]
Georgia-Pacific Idles OSB Mill and Lumber Mill in South Carolina
Georgia-Pacific announced the indefinitely idling of its OSB mill in Allendale, SC and softwood lumber mill in McCormick, SC due […]
September existing home sales fall -2.2%
The National Association of Realtors® reported that existing home sales fell across all 4 regions in September. September sales fell <-2.2%> […]