Framing Lumber Prices
The recent spike in softwood lumber prices has caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $16,148 since April 17. Similarly, the price of the average new multifamily home has increased by $6,107.
The prices listed below provide an overview of the behaviors within the U.S. framing lumber pricing market. The information is sourced each week using the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite, which is comprised using prices from the highest volume-producing regions of the U.S. and Canada.
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