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Plywood Company of Fort Worth
Plywood Company of Fort Worth is one of leading & largest single-location, independent family owned, operated GREEN plywood supply & lumber distributor in Dallas-Fort Worth & surrounding North Texas.
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October Private Residential Construction Spending Rises
By Jack Bjorklund / December 2, 2024Private residential construction spending grew by 1.5% in October, according to the most recent US Census Construction Spending statistics. Year over year, the October report indicated a 6.4% increase....
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Higher Rates Lower October New Home Sales
By Jack Bjorklund / November 26, 2024In October, many potential home buyers stayed away due to steadily rising mortgage rates and continued affordability issues. Sales of newly built single-family houses fell 17.3% in October to...
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NAR: October Existing Home Sales Rebound
By Jack Bjorklund / November 21, 2024Existing home sales returned from a 14-year low in October, posting the first yearly increase in more than three years, as buyers took advantage of mortgage rates momentarily falling...
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Freddie Mac: Higher Mortgage Rates Slow October Housing Production
By Jack Bjorklund / November 19, 2024According to Freddie Mac, housing starts decreased last month as the average monthly mortgage rate rose by a quarter point from 6.18% to 6.43% between September and October. The...
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Townhouse Construction Gains Momentum
By Jack Bjorklund / November 19, 2024Year-over-year improvements in townhouse construction continued in the third quarter of 2024, as demand for medium-density housing remained strong despite a slowdown in other sectors of the building industry....
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Capital Lumber and AZEK announce distribution partnership
By Glenn Pierce / November 19, 2024A new strategic distribution partnership has been announced by The AZEK Company Inc. with Capital Lumber Company, a prominent distributor of construction products in the Western United States. This...
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Weyerhaeuser to build new Arkansas TimberStrand facility
By Owen Everett / November 19, 2024Weyerhaeuser Company is planning to invest approximately $500 million in the construction of a new, state-of-the-art TimberStrand facility near Monticello and Warren, AR. This expansion will increase the company’s...
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Housing Costs Continue to Fuel Inflation
By Jack Bjorklund / November 13, 2024Inflation increased again in October, indicating that the last push to the 2% objective will be the most difficult. Shelter expenses continued to be the primary driver of inflation,...
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PrimeSource Building Products Expands Wolf Home Products to Southeast US
By Glenn Pierce / November 12, 2024PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., a leader in building materials distribution, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Wolf Home Products brand into the southeastern United States. This smart...
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MoistureShield partners with BMD to expand in California, Oregon, and Nevada
By Chris Gordon / November 12, 2024Oldcastle APG’s hallmark brand, MoistureShield, has announced a new distribution collaboration with Building Materials Distributors, Inc. This will bring the manufacturer’s composite decking portfolio to the entire state of...