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% ...

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 ...

Lumber futures fell again Wednesday, dropping to their lowest prices since last autumn, before higher duties on Canadian imports and the threat of tariffs sent them soaring. Futures for September ...

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 ...

When the Trump administration more than doubled import fees on Canadian softwood lumber earlier this year, the goal was to support domestic prices and boost U.S. production. Instead, prices have ...

Lumber buyers placed unsuccessful bets on tariffs and interest rates Lumber prices have dropped by more than 14% from a record high in early August. Many home builders, contractors and retailers ...