Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Lumber Market Report-October
Thinning inventories on both the retail and wholesale ends kept activity motoring along in September, but dealers mostly stuck to the sidelines, ordering fill-in stock and not much more.
Lumber Market Update- September
A host of factors that converged in August propelled the market forward, stimulating sales that had been stagnant for months.
Lumber Market Report- August
As the dog days of summer coincided with scheduled family vacations, the lack of building activity across the nation was palpable, with many suppliers inquiring about upcoming business, trying to determine which direction the market would track.
“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.”
Dee Ward Hock, founder and former CEO of the Visa credit card association
Lumber Market Report- July
With little occurring on either side to move the needle, prices have been flat but are also low when compared to historical standards.
Lumber Market Update-June
In the end, we are in the home-building business, and homes need to be built to last. At a time when housing is so expensive and inflation has many of us against the ropes, we don’t need to be buying things twice.
Lumber Market Update- May
The wet weather gave April a slow start and it lacked momentum as May neared, but it ended up finishing stronger than most dealers had anticipated.