Monthly Archives: September 2020

Lumber Prices Surge in 2020

Wood Prices Surge

The price of lumber, a key home construction material, has tripled off its mid-lockdown lows. The rebounding home construction business has gotten antsy over lumber costs. Between April 1 and Aug. 27, commodity traders bid up lumber to $850 per 1,000 board feet from $260 according to MacroTrends. That’s a 227% jump up off a four-year […]