At first it was supply chain issues, which made some sense. Now it's still some of that, but it no longer makes sense. Covid should no longer be seen as a threat by any remotely sane person. Beyond that, skyrocketing real estate prices (which are also propped up by federal government interference / manipulation), are prompting many lumber suppliers to go "okay well we should be charging more for our materials then." This causes halts in real estate projects, and it's become a vicious cycle at this point.
Demand is higher as we move into building season, and supplies are low, due to the China virus putting a crimp on labor last year. Although my buddies who are loggers in Oregon are happy with the higher prices and were deemed “essential workers”. It’s not necessarily the front line workers were the labor issues took place. Also, we have massive amounts of trees lol
What's causing the rise on prices and/or lumber shortage? As far as I know, trees have been socially distancing.
At first it was supply chain issues, which made some sense. Now it's still some of that, but it no longer makes sense. Covid should no longer be seen as a threat by any remotely sane person. Beyond that, skyrocketing real estate prices (which are also propped up by federal government interference / manipulation), are prompting many lumber suppliers to go "okay well we should be charging more for our materials then." This causes halts in real estate projects, and it's become a vicious cycle at this point.
Demand is higher as we move into building season, and supplies are low, due to the China virus putting a crimp on labor last year. Although my buddies who are loggers in Oregon are happy with the higher prices and were deemed “essential workers”. It’s not necessarily the front line workers were the labor issues took place. Also, we have massive amounts of trees lol