U.S. moves to double Canadian lumber tariffs
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U.S. moves to double Canadian lumber tariffs
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#2This is part of a long, drawn out disagreement (e.g. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_s...)
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#3Good, lumber has been too cheap lately, which was pushing construction costs down and depressing house prices.
Re: U.S. moves to double Canadian lumber tariffs
#4This is a weird decision given that the eviction moratorium has been overturned by the courts and millions are going to be facing housing difficulties over the rest of the year as those evictions start to happen. Both the sales and rental markets are very low on supply right now. Increasing housing costs through higher building expenses seems like it will end up being a political land mine.
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#6Good, lumber has been too cheap lately, which was pushing construction costs down and depressing house prices.
right, what we needs is high housing prices.
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#7Good, lumber has been too cheap lately, which was pushing construction costs down and depressing house prices.
Am I completely out of the loop or is this sarcasm? I thought the lumber costs were skyrocketing and housing prices were too. At least in the US, I thought this was the case.
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#8(I am not a US citizen, but visited many times)
Why not build houses using concrete/cement? Poor Asian countries have been building houses for decades using concrete and less maintenance. No, it is not about weather. Concrete can be easily used in Southern US states where winter is less than a month or no snow at all. At least the structure can be concrete and the walls be wood or drywall. I think it is the wood mafia trying to make a living out of enforcing city codes to use only lumber for houses.
Re: U.S. moves to double Canadian lumber tariffs
#9There is a glut of trees in the U.S., not processed lumber. Not sure how this helps the landowner lobby pushing for this tariff.
Re: U.S. moves to double Canadian lumber tariffs
#10Good, lumber has been too cheap lately, which was pushing construction costs down and depressing house prices.
Am I completely out of the loop or is this sarcasm? I thought the lumber costs were skyrocketing and housing prices were too. At least in the US, I thought this was the case.
Sarcasm, the exact opposite is true.