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 ...

Lumber prices are influenced by interest rates, which impact mortgage rates and new home construction. Weyerhaeuser Company is a real estate investment trust that benefits from stable to rising lumber ...

In another possible sign of housing market recovery, framing lumber prices have been rising lately and reached $347 per 1,000 board feet last week, which was the highest level since early May 2010 ...

The chart shows the highs in 1993, 2004, 2018, 2021, and 2022 that occurred in March or May. Migration and infrastructure building Two issues may also be impacting lumber prices in March 2023. While ...

My most recent Barchart article on the lumber market was in mid-August. September physical lumber futures were at the $530 per 1,000 board feet level. In that article, I wrote: Markets reflect ...

In a June 15, 2023, Barchart article, Lumber Could Have Found a Bottom—What’s Next? I wrote, “ I expect the decline in inflation and Fed’s pause as constructive events for the new home market. However ...