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New-Home Sales Down 7 Percent in December; Up 16.4 Percent for the Year 

1/28/2014

 
Source: National Association of Home Builders
Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 414,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the monthly drop, home sales in 2013 were up 16.4 percent over the previous year.

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December 2013 Housing Starts in Canada

1/28/2014

 
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Housing starts in Canada were trending at 195,760 units in December compared to 196,430 in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR)1 of housing starts.

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Remodeling Market Index Steady at Historical High 

1/26/2014

 
Source: National Association of Home Builders
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) held steady at 57 in the fourth quarter of 2013. This is the same level as the third quarter of 2013 and the highest reading since the first quarter of 2004.

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Hardwood Plywood Group Goes to Court on ITC China Dumping

1/26/2014

 
Source: Woodworking Network    By Michaelle Bradford 
A  U.S. hardwood plywood manufacturers group filed an appeal Jan. 17 of the U.S. Court of International Trade's (ITC) ruling that dismissed their antidumping petition against imported Chinese hardwood plywood.

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Eye on the Economy: Positive Signs for 2014

1/22/2014

 
Source: NAHB       By David Crowe
Housing data for the end of 2013 cap off a year of post-recession growth. While construction activity remains below normal levels of production, the expansion experienced last year produced jobs and business growth. Yet headwinds remain in the form of rising materials costs and policy risk.

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In December, U.S. Gained Too Few Jobs, Canada Lost Jobs And Relative Jobless Rates Flipped Over

1/22/2014

 
Source: Reed Construction Data   By Alex Carrick
One can agonize over the poor results from the labor force surveys in both the U.S. and Canada for December 2013, but there were some fascinating wrinkles nonetheless.

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Canada Expands Forest Product Trade with India

1/22/2014

 
source: Woodworking Network
The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a new investment to support Canada's forest products market development office in Mumbai. Forest Innovation Investment India (FII India) is helping Canada to expand its forest product trade with India by identifying new opportunities for Canadian wood products and building local relationships. Minister Oliver made the announcement following a roundtable with forest industry stakeholders at the FII India office in Mumbai.

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Remodeling Market Continues Upward Trend

1/22/2014

 
Source: National Association of the Remodeling Industry
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s (NARI) fourth-quarter Remodeling Business Pulse (RBP) data of current and future remodeling business conditions continues to show growth. Although remodelers report the highest overall rating on business conditions, at 6.51 (from 6.41 last quarter), numbers in most other categories experienced a slight drop.

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Nationwide Housing Production Edges Just Under 1 Million Units in December

1/17/2014

 
Source: National Association of Home Builders
Following an unusual surge in housing starts in November, nationwide housing production fell 9.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Masonite International Corp. Announces Preliminary 2013 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results 

1/17/2014

 
Source: Business Wire
Masonite International Corporation ("Masonite") announced preliminary results for the full year and the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2013. 

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