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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two associations representing dealers of lumber and building materials are opposing tariffs or urging caution on tariff implementation, while a coalition of lumber producers ...

The price of wood used to build homes has crashed. According to The Wall Street Journal, futures have dropped roughly 25% since early August to just $522 per thousand board feet. This massive drop is ...

LINYI CITY, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA, January 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The wood panel manufacturing industry is ...

Lumber is in the spotlight as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the U.S. Lumber Coalition disagree over what’s behind the U.S. housing market slump. FOX Business correspondent Kelly ...

Global demand for wood as a building material is expected to quadruple by 2050. Demand is being driven in part by the rising popularity of mass timber for its aesthetics and eco friendliness. One of ...

The price of a vital construction material has spiked in the U.S. after the Trump administration launched an investigation into foreign wood imports. U.S. lumber futures rose as high as $679 on ...

A combination of factors has driven lumber prices to their highest levels since the Covid pandemic. In recent weeks, spot market prices for framing lumber were up 14.9% yearly. A combination of ...

The Trump administration’s latest tariffs on housing materials could raise the average cost of building a single-family home by nearly $9,000, according to a report Tuesday from UBS. Research analyst ...