Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...

A national building industry group has appealed to President Joe Biden as the price of lumber skyrockets, threatening to slow down construction projects across the country and increase the price of ...

Tariffs on imported building materials have quietly reshaped the economics of home renovation, and one of Home Depot's ...

Construction costs nationally rose 2.7% in the second quarter of this year as commodities, including lumber and copper, grew more expensive, according to a national cost index. Costs rose 5.4% ...

Lumber prices, which shed more than 20% in August, have continued to fall to start September, hitting their lowest price this year thanks to a glut of wood that was piled up ahead of a big increase in ...

Pennsylvania was once the lumber and hardwood capital of the world. The economic challenges of recent years have taken a toll ...

Crews at a construction site in Denver, Colorado, are working around the clock, trying to keep up with an increased demand by building more housing. “It’s getting really interesting out there isn’t it ...

Lumber futures prices are trading higher after President Trump slapped a 10% tariff on wood imports in a Monday night executive order that cited national security. Lumber prices have been on a ...