Lumber prices hit an all-time low after homebuilder sentiment tumbled for the twelfth straight month in December. The building commodity peaked at $1,336 per thousand board feet in late February, but has settled to around $379, as of Dec. 22, to its lowest level since the pandemic in June 2020. The price of lumber is down…
Lumber Prices Hit 2022 Low as Homebuilder Sentiment Collapses
December 23, 2022
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