If you're moving forward with that home improvement project, looking to purchase a home or build a new one, you better factor in the rising price of lumber. It's more than doubled since June of last ...

A national building industry group has appealed to President Joe Biden as the price of lumber skyrockets, threatening to slow down construction projects across the country and increase the price of ...

Nearby physical lumber futures settled 2025 at $576 per 1,000 board feet, posting a 4.63% gain for the year that ended on December 31, 2025. I asked whether lumber futures would wait until spring to ...

Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...

Crews at a construction site in Denver, Colorado, are working around the clock, trying to keep up with an increased demand by building more housing. “It’s getting really interesting out there isn’t it ...

The number one material used to make most homes is lumber. “Anything that is a structural number in our homes is predominantly manufactured out of wood,” said David Lemnah, President of Lokal Homes.