Why Builder Lumber Prices Remain Higher than Headlines Suggest

While the price of framing lumber has dropped roughly 50% over the past seven weeks according to Random Lengths, prices paid by builders have declined by a fraction of that amount. The disconnect — which has always existed — is inherent to the lumber supply chain. Learn why when lumber market prices drop sharply there can be a long lag time before these full price reductions trickle down to builders and why higher prices reach builders with a much smaller lag time when the price of lumber increases.

Source: Why Builder Lumber Prices Remain Higher than Headlines Suggest

‘Connected’ Homes are the New Standard | NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders

 

“We’ve reached a point where the majority of consumers aren’t only willing to invest in it, but they’re expecting their next home to be connected,” says Grayling Love, product line manager at…

Source: ‘Connected’ Homes are the New Standard | NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders