Central Ohio home prices, already at record highs, face another threat: Canadian lumber prices. Home builders and lumber dealers feared a proposed - then delayed - 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump's tariffs have caused a rise in lumber prices, which homebuilders have warned will increase construction costs and translate into more expensive housing for U.S. consumers.

Over the full year of 2025, the U.S. imported an estimated 12.7 billion board feet of softwood lumber, marking the lowest ...

I concluded a January 30, 2026, Barchart article on the lumber futures market with the following: Lumber could rally substantially over the coming weeks and months. Technical resistance is at $618.50, ...