CMHC Chief Economist Bob Dugan said “housing starts (in Canada) are projected to stabilize in 2020 and 2021, at levels in […]
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Roseburg Forest Products Chester S.C. Facility Now in Operation
In 2017 Roseburg Forest Products announced it plans to build a $200 million, state of the art, LVL structural beams […]
Apple Commits $2.5 Billion Toward Affordable Housing
Apple has pledged $2.5 billion dollars to fight the affordable housing crisis in California. Strong growth in the tech industry […]
Conifex Timber Inc. Completes Sales Transaction for Fort St. James Sawmill.
Conifex Timber Inc. has reported that they have completed the sales of their Fort St. James Sawmill with Hampton Lumber […]
U.S. Economy Grows 1.9% in Q3
The U.S. Commerce Department has reported that between July and September – Q3, the U.S. Economy grew 1.9%. Well above […]
Sale of Canfor to Great Pacific Capital completed
Canfor Corporation shareholders have agreed to sell all remaining shares of the company to Great Pacific Capital at a price […]
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 […]