{"id":79832,"date":"2020-09-28T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/slowdown-us-housing-market-probable-lumber-prices-dont-fall\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:20:30","slug":"slowdown-us-housing-market-probable-lumber-prices-dont-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/slowdown-us-housing-market-probable-lumber-prices-dont-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowdown in US housing market probable, if lumber prices don\u2019t fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But experts warn that an overcorrection in the lumber market could spell trouble for homebuilders and homebuyers alike.<\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. lumber prices rose 170% from April to an all-time high in August and moderated only slightly in September, driving the cost of the average new home up $16,148 since April 17, according to the National Association of Home Builders, a Washington, D.C.-based trade organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dark cloud on the horizon of the single-family side is lumber prices,\u201d National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard told Yahoo Finance The Ticker. \u201cIf we continue to see this type of increase in the prices, or \u2014 I\u2019ll make an even more dire prediction \u2014 if prices don\u2019t come down, you will see a slowdown in housing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus lockdowns, supply shortages and labor shortages caused two thirds of firms to delay or cancel construction projects in March and April, creating a temporary but drastic drop in demand for lumber. Prices dropped 21%, and U.S. lumber companies slowed production to moderate supply. But the drop in production created a shortage when construction activity resumed in May, sending U.S. lumber prices soaring past historical levels, according to estimates by the Random Length Lumber Futures, a lumber price measure by the CME Group, a Chicago-based global markets company.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rapid increase in the cost of lumber is, in turn, increasing the cost of building\u2026 Supply-side headwinds could slow the homebuilding momentum at a time when the housing market desperately needs new construction,\u201d said Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American, a California-based property services, mortgage and title insurance services company.<\/p>\n

Since 2017, a 20% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber has also limited builders\u2019 access to cheap wood. The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against the tariff last month, but the Trump administration condemned the WTO ruling and has not said whether they will comply with the panel\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

While awaiting the U.S.\u2019s response to the WTO\u2019s ruling, industry leaders have asked President Trump to reduce lumber tariffs during the shortage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the outlook is promising, sharply rising lumber prices are concerning,\u201d said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. \u201cA reduction in tariffs \u2013 even if temporary \u2013 would help increase home building and thereby spur faster economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rising prices could cap feverish demand<\/strong><\/p>\n

The home market is hot, but it is driven by millennials and first-time homebuyers who want mid-priced homes that are under $400,000. For every $1,000 price increase, some 150,000 potential buyers are priced out of a home purchase, according to the NAHB.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat [the price of lumber] is really starting to have an impact on the builders\u2019 ability A, to get lumber, and B, to build affordably with it,\u201d said Howard. That \u201cis really really what has me worried about the first-time homebuyer market and therefore potentially the overall markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Low supply and high demand for single-family homes, driven in part by record-low mortgage rates, are also driving home prices up. That, coupled with high building costs, could cripple the homebuilding industry\u2019s ability to meet buyer demand for homes in an affordable price range, under $400,000 according to experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inventory is very low,\u201d said Howard. \u201cAnd so, we invite our friends in the timber industry to increase their production and help us get America back to work.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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