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New Fort Worth Builder Begins on Pershing Avenue

By Seth Fowler / April 13, 2021 /

…has increased around 300 percent in the past year due to COVID-19 on top of higher prices due to Canadian lumber tariffs), full cavity foam insulation, extra wide shelving in…

Sky High Lumber Prices Are About Supply (And Demand)

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 10, 2021 /

…all did. Just before the pandemic, housing starts and remodeling were trending slightly weaker nationwide. At that time, the industry was contending with stiff tariffs on Canadian lumber imposed in…

Phil Crone: For Dallas Builders, 2020 Was Our Finest Hour

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 7, 2021 /

…local Congressional office led that influential representative to formulate a letter that came to include hundreds of other lawmakers calling for administrative action to reduce lumber prices. Weeks later, tariffs…

Dallas Builders Urge Action on Lumber Supply Shortages

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 2, 2020 /

…regarding the lumber supply situation in a virtual meeting with Commerce Secretary Ross. Based on the lumber price trend over the past month, our ongoing efforts appear to be showing…

Housing Industry Braces For More Tariffs Amid Affordability Crisis

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 17, 2019 /

…Chinese imports and Chinese retaliatory tariffs already reduce U.S. Gross Domestic Product by 0.15 of a point. These additional tariffs will lower GDP by another half a point. While painful,…