But the leader of the U.S. Lumber Coalition, Zoltan van Heyningen, says that lumber makes up just 2% of the total cost to ...

Construction costs nationally rose 2.7% in the second quarter of this year as commodities, including lumber and copper, grew more expensive, according to a national cost index. Costs rose 5.4% ...

NBC News modeled out a 3-bedroom home and found tariffs added more than $4,000 to total costs. By Alex Ford and Jiachuan Wu July 6, 2025 Lumber from Canada? That will be another $534. Major appliances ...

Despite those concerns, the White House is standing by the tariffs. The Trump administration says the policy will increase ...

Crews at a construction site in Denver, Colorado, are working around the clock, trying to keep up with an increased demand by building more housing. “It’s getting really interesting out there isn’t it ...

The Trump Administration is placing tariffs on Canadian softwoods exported into the U.S., and that means that the cost to construct new homes will increase, making homes already deemed too expensive ...

BLOOMINGTON — High consumer demand coupled with supply problems drove up the cost of construction supplies over the past year, but Bloomington-Normal contractors say people are still building. “We are ...

Canada’s government unveiled a roughly 1.25 billion Canadian dollar package of measures to help the country’s lumber industry face up to increased U.S. trade duties and support a drive to build homes ...