Similar to this time last year, when lumber prices started rising to reach what was then the all-time historical high, solid wood construction materials prices have been ticking up in the past few weeks.  This is traditionally not a time for lumber prices to be increasing. The latest U.S. housing starts and home sales and price data has been incredibly strong…will we see lumber prices keep going up to the end of this year? Only time will tell.  Still pushing up at an unusual time of year, for the week of Oct. 8 ...