Source: National Assn. of Homebuilders
Lumber prices are climbing once again, adding thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home. Builders and consumers thought relief had arrived when the price of lumber started to fall late last year, after soaring to record highs earlier in the year. But starting in December 2021, lumber prices again started to increase. Lumber prices are about triple their average pre-pandemic levels, reports Random Lengths, a lumber industry news site. That’s adding more than $18,600 to the price of a newly built home, the National Association of Home Builders reports.
