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The SBCA Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM) in Boston this week may have been the most well-attended in recent history. 

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The National Framers Council (NFC) is a signatory member of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC).

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National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard warned on "Varney & Co." Monday of "a tough time" ahead for the industry as data revealed the...

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There is No Slowing Down at BCMC 2022 in Columbus, Ohio, this fall! Early Bird registration is now open and you don’t want to miss this year’s...

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UFP Industries (UFPI) reported second quarter sales increased 7% to $2.9 billion from second quarter 2021 sales of $2.7 billion.

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Increased interest rates, building material supply chain bottlenecks and elevated construction costs continue to put a damper on the single-family...

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The 2021 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that the average completion time of a single-family house is around 8.2 months,...

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Lumber prices have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past two years and reached to an all-time high price of $1,515 per thousand board feed in...

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Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged...

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The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in the housing market, with lumber prices down more than 40% in the...

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U.S. Sens. John Thune and Bob Menendez urged U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai...

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Buyers continue to purchase lumber as needed, but order files appear to be getting farther out as wildfire and hurricane seasons begin.

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