In particular, NAHB has been tracking the run - up in gypsum prices and, more recently,
lumber prices due to supply issues in Canada.
Not exact matches
A decline in selling
prices,
due to the commodity
lumber market, and harsh winter conditions (which delayed home improvement and building projects) were additional headwinds.
There are the usual objections that it will increase the cost of housing (estimated to be $ 9500 per house) but California houses go up by that much every month
due to land
prices, President Trump's tariff on Canadian
lumber caused a 7 percent increase, and you probably heard the same thing when indoor plumbing became mandatory.
The resources and mining industry in Canada is seeing a split between mining and forestry as one area slows
due to falling commodity
prices, while demand for
lumber continues to drive a busy forestry sector.