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2021-03-13 Economy

Building A New Home? Soaring Lumber Prices Adds $24,000 To New Construction Build

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-03-13 03:08|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Happened in 1994 when I bought my house. It has steel construction which was cheaper. Pro - termites be damned. Con - can't do renovations as easy as they do on TV.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-03-13 06:52|| 2021-03-13 06:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect financial monkeyshines have more to do with this than the hypothetical & touted "demand".

Posted by Thineger Sproing6704 2021-03-13 09:45|| 2021-03-13 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 renovations are never as easy as they are done on tv

Posted by Chris 2021-03-13 09:52|| 2021-03-13 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Two people profit from the increase in housing prices, the banker and the tax collector.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-03-13 10:15|| 2021-03-13 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Check the contents of remote RR sidings and storage yards for massive loads created during the CCP flu and now being held back to drive up prices. You might also check what has been going back inn those empty container ships.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-03-13 11:51|| 2021-03-13 11:51|| Front Page Top

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