From the Association of American Railroad – Rail Time Indicators—the AAR reports traffic for March is up 14.2% compared to March 2009 for Lumber & Wood Products. There is a 32.3% increase from February 2010 to March 2010. See the two graphs. The third graph from AAR reports shows how Lumber & Wood products rail [...]
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Rail vs Housing Start – March 2010
Posted in Homes Starts, Lumber, tagged Housing, Lumber on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t Bet the Farm on the Housing Recovery
Posted in Housing, tagged Housing on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Robert Shiller in the NY Times (www.CalculatedRisk.com) : Don’t Bet the Farm on the Housing Recovery MUCH hope has been pinned on the recovery in home prices that began about a year ago. A long-lasting housing recovery might provide a balm to households, mortgage lenders and the entire United States economy. But will the recovery [...]
