Volatile lumber prices are once again rattling the U.S. housing market, squeezing builders and threatening to exacerbate an already dire affordability crisis. Softwood lumber prices in April surged 23 ...

Lumber demand remains strong at Dalton Do-It Center despite prices staying above pre-pandemic levels, owner Scott LaCoe said. The industry experienced sharp price swings since the start of the ...

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 ...

Lumber futures hit their highest price in three years Friday despite a home-building slump and a lackluster remodeling market. Though wood demand is tepid, traders are pricing in dramatically higher ...

Builders have argued about this for decades — and the evidence is more interesting than you'd expect.

The wood in your walls is stronger than anything at the lumber yard today.