It is increasingly true that wood resource and product markets are global. The latest evidence is the continuing growth in global log prices, which are clearly feeding into the higher sawnwo…

Imports of sawn softwood rose to a new peak over the year-ended June 2018, totalling 747,645 m3, up a massive 32.7% on the prior year, despite strong rises in average import prices. In June itse…

After hooning along like a rev-head on Saturday night and reaching record levels in mid-2017, Australia’s expenditure on renovations declined 4.9% over the last year, to a still significan…

Sure, says Professor Rachael Ong from Curtin University, in a contribution to The Conversation, the total cost of the dwelling is relevant and supply and demand factors are fundamental. But…

Housing markets roll through regular cycles, and one of the latest is that investors are leaving the housing finance scene, leaving space for owner-occupiers and especially first home-buy…

Latest forecast produced by ABARES for FWPA suggest that the aggregated Treated Structural grades (combining the 120 mm grades) will grow by 3.0% over the year-ended June 2019, while the oth…

Australia’s monthly sales of domestically produced sawn softwood products recorded their second highest volume in June 2018, at 294,180 m3. The result means year-end sales were 3.173 mill…