Lumber Prices Are Way Down—But Don’t Expect New Houses to Cost Less

Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2021–Ryan Dezember (subscription)
After rising to shockingly expensive levels this spring, lumber prices have fallen so far that they are starting to look cheap to some buyers. Still, buyers of new homes should not expect discounts.
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