To a carpenter, everything looks like a 2x4
We look forward to building material prices dropping down here...as it has almost killed our new builds in the domestic side of the industry.Lumber prices peaked a few months before construction started on my barndo (inside), and they've been steadily dropping.
Most reports agree with reality - the supply chain chaos caused by "covid" is over. The bottleneck now is due to the layabouts that make more staying home rather than going to work.
And to an Electrician?Should have read,
To a carpenter all problems are solved with 2 x 4 's
4 x 2 = twin & earth.And to an Electrician?
Or five loaves and two fishes (allegedly)Should have read,
To a carpenter all problems are solved with 2 x 4 's
My point being that these inflated house prices coupled with ridiculous material building costs (4x2's) inflation /bank stability/ mortgage rates/cost of living etc that we are experiencing has shifted the goal posts to far for young couples/families seeking finance approval for new or existing homes....which is a huge part of our economy...gone !!Yep, our absurd property values peaked late last year (I flipped the ranch right in time). Texas senate is over the first hurdle to rebate some of our property taxes, hopefully this year. This is based on a huge surplus, because even though we have a HUGE illegal drain on our economy, the State's natural resources are quite sizeable, resulting in a very healthy Gross State Product.
Your point is not wasted on me.My point being that these inflated house prices coupled with ridiculous material building costs (4x2's) inflation /bank stability/ mortgage rates/cost of living etc that we are experiencing has shifted the goal posts to far for young couples/families seeking finance approval for new or existing homes....which is a huge part of our economy...gone !!
You are very correct and something I didn't take into consideration........beingYour point is not wasted on me.
When I "came of age" (got married & had kids), interest rates were at TWENTY PERCENT. Even a SMALL house was totally out of the question, even though I was making decent money. So, when I got out of the Navy, I bought a brand new mobile home on a "Balloon" note that resulted in a $25,000 mobile home costing me $56,000 by the time I paid it off about 8 years later. The ONLY reason I was even able to "qualify" for that balloon note was because my father co-signed the note. Thankfully, he never had to step in and make a payment.
In todays world of rampant affluenza, MANY young adults want to skip living thin and move right into a McMansion with a Bass/Ski boat and 4x4 pickup, vacation in Cancun, etc. And, the parents that might have been able to co-sign for them are skint!
Spot on.Your point is not wasted on me.
When I "came of age" (got married & had kids), interest rates were at TWENTY PERCENT. Even a SMALL house was totally out of the question, even though I was making decent money. So, when I got out of the Navy, I bought a brand new mobile home on a "Balloon" note that resulted in a $25,000 mobile home costing me $56,000 by the time I paid it off about 8 years later. The ONLY reason I was even able to "qualify" for that balloon note was because my father co-signed the note. Thankfully, he never had to step in and make a payment. We lived in that single-wide mobile home for just under 20 years, till we moved to my sister's double-wide that we lived in for 15 years, till we got our FIRST HOUSE at 61 years old and married 35 years.
In todays world of rampant affluenza, MANY young adults want to skip living thin and move right into a McMansion with a Bass/Ski boat and 4x4 pickup, vacation in Cancun, etc. And, the parents that might have been able to co-sign for them are skint!
Same here. Containers of logs headed to China. And. I still can't understand how truckloads of log length pine can be shipped to Canada from New hampshire sawn dried and planed then shipped back for less than can be done here? At one time there were dozens of sawmills within a twenty mile radius of my house. Now I can think of 3.We are paying currently $8.96 per meter and about the same as Canada 3 years ago.. all our export wharfs are chocker with logs destined for China...so much for adding value to our export commodities
Shanghai has one of the largest shipping container repair outfits in the world ... we also ship logs out in containers that have damage issues they get the logs and the job to repair them ...so I think you will find the destination port will be Shanghai or a near by port...Same here. Containers of logs headed to China. And. I still can't understand how truckloads of log length pine can be shipped to Canada from New hampshire sawn dried and planed then shipped back for less than can be done here? At one time there were dozens of sawmills within a twenty mile radius of my house. Now I can think of 3.
Because, the bunny kissing ANTI'S have everyone brainwashed: "logging BAD!"Same here. Containers of logs headed to China. And. I still can't understand how truckloads of log length pine can be shipped to Canada from New hampshire sawn dried and planed then shipped back for less than can be done here? At one time there were dozens of sawmills within a twenty mile radius of my house. Now I can think of 3.