Jaw (04-27-2021)
goldfly (04-27-2021)
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Tapate50 (04-28-2021)
My wife wanted me to build a lower deck under the existing one. Then we started looking at lumber costs. I think I could have a concrete patio poured cheaper.
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Privately owned housing starts surged to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.739 million, up 19.4 percent from February’s revised rate of 1.457 million, according to the Census Bureau’s monthly report. Compared to the same time last year, housing starts were up 37 percent.
https://www.nahb.org/-/media/NAHB/ne...ing-starts.pdf
Take a look at the numbers. Construction activity has been extremely strong the past six months, explaining some of the increase in lumber prices.
Last edited by nsacpi; 04-28-2021 at 03:33 PM.
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I'm thinking about selling the house, buying a few acres and an RV, and then building when the balloon pops.
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Housing is a hard call right now. I follow it professionally. Covid scrambled the deck in a big way. There are some hints the rental markets in the big cities are starting to stabilize. My guess is the owner-occupied market stays very strong through the start of the next school year. I wouldn't be surprised to see a big correction after that. But it's hard to judge whether people who have bailed out of the cities are gone for good. I suspect so in many cases if they moved for schooling. But then there is a new younger group (and also an older group of empty nesters) who may view this as a chance to score a nice apartment.
Last edited by nsacpi; 04-28-2021 at 04:01 PM.
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goldfly (04-28-2021)
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