Uncategorized July 11, 2022

Lumber Prices Have Crashed Over 60%, Home Builder Costs To Ease

It’s going down. I’m yelling timberrr. Bad joke, but good news for home construction costs, unless you’re a timber dealer. After more than tripling since 2020, lumber prices have crashed over 60% lower as of Tuesday. Surging lumber over the past two years helped drive construction costs tens of thousands of dollars higher. Now that they’re falling, they’re helping to reduce builder costs by tens of thousands.

Lumber Prices Have Dropped Over 50% In One Year

Lumber prices bounced recently, but it was minimal in contrast to the spiral lower. Lumber contracts closed at $640 per mbf on Tuesday, up 2.6% from a month before. Prices are still 50% lower than the same time last year though, even with absurd levels of inflation. As sharp as that drop is, it doesn’t fully capture how quickly prices have dropped.

Lumber Prices Are 62% Lower Than Peak

The spiral from the peak has been one of the sharpest pullbacks the commodity has seen in recent history. Prices peaked at $1686 per mbf in May 2021, and have since fallen 62% from those dizzying highs. Prices remain higher than they were pre-pandemic, but the level isn’t exactly unusual. Lumber traded higher in 2018, and we don’t recall the price of real estate being attributed to the surge in cost.

SPF Lumber Price

The closing price for SPF random length lumber.

 

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Mar 15, 2018 530
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Apr 27, 2018 571
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May 14, 2018 651
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May 16, 2018 629
May 17, 2018 639
May 18, 2018 624
May 21, 2018 609
May 22, 2018 594
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May 24, 2018 589
May 25, 2018 599
May 29, 2018 609
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Jun 01, 2018 594
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Jun 11, 2018 580
Jun 12, 2018 570
Jun 13, 2018 555
Jun 14, 2018 566
Jun 15, 2018 558
Jun 18, 2018 543
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Jun 20, 2018 532
Jun 21, 2018 547
Jun 22, 2018 560
Jun 25, 2018 564
Jun 26, 2018 563
Jun 27, 2018 553
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Jul 02, 2018 576
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Oct 10, 2018 339
Oct 11, 2018 324
Oct 12, 2018 320
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Oct 16, 2018 340
Oct 17, 2018 334
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Oct 25, 2018 310
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Oct 31, 2018 312
Nov 01, 2018 326
Nov 02, 2018 340
Nov 05, 2018 330
Nov 06, 2018 335
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Nov 13, 2018 310
Nov 14, 2018 323
Nov 15, 2018 329
Nov 16, 2018 351
Nov 19, 2018 359
Nov 20, 2018 356
Nov 21, 2018 366
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Nov 26, 2018 356
Nov 27, 2018 346
Nov 28, 2018 337
Nov 29, 2018 330
Nov 30, 2018 324
Dec 03, 2018 335
Dec 04, 2018 328
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Dec 19, 2018 336
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Jan 02, 2019 329
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Jan 08, 2019 327
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Jan 15, 2019 340
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Jan 24, 2019 381
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Feb 20, 2019 389
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Mar 01, 2019 379
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May 15, 2019 328
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May 28, 2019 308
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Jun 10, 2019 324
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Jun 12, 2019 355
Jun 13, 2019 374
Jun 14, 2019 386
Jun 17, 2019 392
Jun 18, 2019 410
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Jun 20, 2019 386
Jun 21, 2019 405
Jun 24, 2019 398
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Jun 27, 2019 381
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Jul 01, 2019 405
Jul 02, 2019 391
Jul 03, 2019 384
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Jul 08, 2019 379
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Jul 10, 2019 370
Jul 11, 2019 362
Jul 12, 2019 360
Jul 15, 2019 360
Jul 16, 2019 332
Jul 17, 2019 327
Jul 18, 2019 335
Jul 19, 2019 354
Jul 22, 2019 344
Jul 23, 2019 333
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Jul 25, 2019 340
Jul 26, 2019 334
Jul 29, 2019 336
Jul 30, 2019 349
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Aug 01, 2019 363
Aug 02, 2019 368
Aug 05, 2019 358
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Aug 08, 2019 364
Aug 09, 2019 349
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Aug 13, 2019 354
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Aug 22, 2019 359
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Jan 06, 2021 902
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Jan 08, 2021 870
Jan 11, 2021 844
Jan 12, 2021 822
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Jan 15, 2021 800
Jan 19, 2021 668
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Jan 21, 2021 748
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Jan 25, 2021 823
Jan 26, 2021 855
Jan 27, 2021 865
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Feb 05, 2021 916
Feb 08, 2021 940
Feb 09, 2021 947
Feb 10, 2021 951
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Feb 12, 2021 982
Feb 16, 2021 992
Feb 17, 2021 987
Feb 18, 2021 1,005
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Feb 22, 2021 1,022
Feb 23, 2021 1,018
Feb 24, 2021 1,011
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Apr 20, 2021 1,279
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May 13, 2021 1,630
May 14, 2021 1,566
May 17, 2021 1,327
May 18, 2021 1,264
May 19, 2021 1,327
May 20, 2021 1,390
May 21, 2021 1,453
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May 25, 2021 1,397
May 26, 2021 1,339
May 27, 2021 1,323
May 28, 2021 1,310
Jun 01, 2021 1,268
Jun 02, 2021 1,331
Jun 03, 2021 1,326
Jun 04, 2021 1,284
Jun 07, 2021 1,221
Jun 08, 2021 1,167
Jun 09, 2021 1,164
Jun 10, 2021 1,122
Jun 11, 2021 1,059
Jun 14, 2021 996
Jun 15, 2021 1,010
Jun 16, 2021 968
Jun 17, 2021 905
Jun 18, 2021 898
Jun 21, 2021 933
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Jun 25, 2021 779
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Jul 16, 2021 536
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Jul 20, 2021 542
Jul 21, 2021 584
Jul 22, 2021 647
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Aug 18, 2021 468
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Oct 25, 2021 660
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Oct 28, 2021 614
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Nov 01, 2021 573
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Nov 10, 2021 587
Nov 11, 2021 550
Nov 12, 2021 540
Nov 15, 2021 536
Nov 16, 2021 667
Nov 17, 2021 712
Nov 18, 2021 757
Nov 19, 2021 802
Nov 22, 2021 773
Nov 23, 2021 779
Nov 24, 2021 792
Nov 26, 2021 766
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Nov 30, 2021 825
Dec 01, 2021 870
Dec 02, 2021 915
Dec 03, 2021 907
Dec 06, 2021 937
Dec 07, 2021 949
Dec 08, 2021 979
Dec 09, 2021 1,024
Dec 10, 2021 1,069
Dec 13, 2021 1,114
Dec 14, 2021 1,105
Dec 15, 2021 1,110
Dec 16, 2021 1,119
Dec 17, 2021 1,089
Dec 20, 2021 1,044
Dec 21, 2021 1,005
Dec 22, 2021 1,022
Dec 23, 2021 1,052
Dec 27, 2021 1,097
Dec 28, 2021 1,142
Dec 29, 2021 1,169
Dec 30, 2021 1,158
Dec 31, 2021 1,148
Jan 03, 2022 1,112
Jan 04, 2022 1,133
Jan 05, 2022 1,160
Jan 06, 2022 1,191
Jan 07, 2022 1,188
Jan 10, 2022 1,160
Jan 11, 2022 1,205
Jan 12, 2022 1,212
Jan 13, 2022 1,229
Jan 14, 2022 1,237
Jan 18, 2022 1,279
Jan 19, 2022 1,234
Jan 20, 2022 1,189
Jan 21, 2022 1,144
Jan 24, 2022 1,099
Jan 25, 2022 1,054
Jan 26, 2022 1,009
Jan 27, 2022 995
Jan 28, 2022 1,025
Jan 31, 2022 980
Feb 01, 2022 935
Feb 02, 2022 980
Feb 03, 2022 1,025
Feb 04, 2022 1,070
Feb 07, 2022 1,115
Feb 08, 2022 1,160
Feb 09, 2022 1,205
Feb 10, 2022 1,250
Feb 11, 2022 1,216
Feb 14, 2022 1,246
Feb 15, 2022 1,291
Feb 16, 2022 1,320
Feb 17, 2022 1,290
Feb 18, 2022 1,270
Feb 22, 2022 1,247
Feb 23, 2022 1,277
Feb 24, 2022 1,312
Feb 25, 2022 1,312
Feb 28, 2022 1,337
Mar 01, 2022 1,373
Mar 02, 2022 1,419
Mar 03, 2022 1,464
Mar 04, 2022 1,441
Mar 07, 2022 1,456
Mar 08, 2022 1,386
Mar 09, 2022 1,351
Mar 10, 2022 1,349
Mar 11, 2022 1,410
Mar 14, 2022 1,410
Mar 15, 2022 1,420
Mar 16, 2022 1,150
Mar 17, 2022 1,207
Mar 18, 2022 1,185
Mar 21, 2022 1,128
Mar 22, 2022 1,111
Mar 23, 2022 1,054
Mar 24, 2022 1,020
Mar 25, 2022 1,008
Mar 28, 2022 1,000
Mar 29, 2022 1,054
Mar 30, 2022 1,002
Mar 31, 2022 965
Apr 01, 2022 965
Apr 04, 2022 967
Apr 05, 2022 938
Apr 06, 2022 881
Apr 07, 2022 893
Apr 08, 2022 950
Apr 11, 2022 886
Apr 12, 2022 874
Apr 13, 2022 884
Apr 14, 2022 889
Apr 18, 2022 924
Apr 19, 2022 939
Apr 20, 2022 996
Apr 21, 2022 1,025
Apr 22, 2022 1,003
Apr 25, 2022 1,015
Apr 26, 2022 1,035
Apr 27, 2022 1,052
Apr 28, 2022 1,045
Apr 29, 2022 1,040
May 02, 2022 1,035
May 03, 2022 1,040
May 04, 2022 1,010
May 05, 2022 1,020
May 06, 2022 1,000
May 09, 2022 1,009
May 10, 2022 1,022
May 11, 2022 1,008
May 12, 2022 1,004
May 13, 2022 920
May 16, 2022 787
May 17, 2022 788
May 18, 2022 740
May 19, 2022 691
May 20, 2022 667
May 23, 2022 652
May 24, 2022 660
May 25, 2022 652
May 26, 2022 683
May 27, 2022 695
May 31, 2022 654
Jun 01, 2022 609
Jun 02, 2022 599
Jun 03, 2022 623
Jun 06, 2022 600
Jun 07, 2022 597
Jun 08, 2022 573
Jun 09, 2022 568
Jun 10, 2022 556
Jun 13, 2022 528
Jun 14, 2022 538
Jun 15, 2022 564
Jun 16, 2022 569
Jun 17, 2022 581
Jun 21, 2022 610
Jun 22, 2022 612
Jun 23, 2022 617
Jun 24, 2022 609
Jun 27, 2022 611
Jun 28, 2022 618
Jun 29, 2022 634
Jun 30, 2022 663
Jul 01, 2022 657
Jul 05, 2022 640

Source: TradingView; Better Dwelling.

Home Construction Costs Will Fall, But It’s Unclear When

Lumber prices applied serious pressure to home building and renovation costs. From framing a home to building a deck, the cost directly influences housing. Compared to the start of this year, the price of lumber to build a single-family home should drop about US$19,000. Canadian home builders reported a similar surge in prices, and would likely experience a similar discount. There’s just one problem — they aren’t likely to see that discount until the end of summer.

When lumber prices were soaring many suppliers began to cut back on inventories. This helped prevent being stuck with overpriced inventory if they couldn’t sell. When prices looked like they’d never fall, users such as home builders began pre-buying inventories as a hedge against rising costs. When prices were rising, it worked in their favor helping to increase profits. Now the trend should be working in the opposite direction, making prices sticky on the way down.

Once old inventories begin to erode, costs should trickle lower. This shouldn’t be a surprise. Lumber executives have literally suggested delaying projects until prices come down this year.