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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.
 
Jaw said:
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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tell her maybe later

that's my goto answer for everything of that sort...it is a family joke, but i'm the only one who finds it funny
 
Jaw said:
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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New construction has almost stopped completely.

Established home prices are through the roof.
 
Jaw said:
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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Yeah, I was going to work on my back deck, but ehhh, maybe I'll just buy cinder blocks and through it under the problem parts of my porch. Between the price of Wood and GPUs, I'm upgrading **** this year.
 
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/n...onomics/starts-and-permits/housing-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.
 
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nsacpi said:
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/n...onomics/starts-and-permits/housing-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.
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Standstill here. I know 4 or 5 families right now that have plans that are holding off, because of the cost.

A few builders are going into the remodel mode with new construction frozen like it is.
 
I'm thinking about selling the house, buying a few acres and an RV, and then building when the balloon pops.
 
Jaw said:
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.
 
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