US EditionFight over Lumber Tariffs Could Reshape Future of US Home Building
- The U.S. Debate over Canadian softwood lumber tariffs intensified in May 2025 amid disagreements about their impact on the housing market.
- Builders' industry group attributes the housing downturn partly to uncertain tariffs and elevated lumber costs, while the U.S. Lumber Coalition challenges lumber's impact on the market.
- Canada supplies about 85% of U.S. Lumber imports and nearly a quarter of overall supply, with prices at $442 per 1,000 board feet and risk of rising tariffs up to 35%.
- New home prices rose 21%, single-family housing starts declined 2.1% to a rate of 927,000 in April, and NAHB’s CEO called for a reliable, affordable lumber source despite years needed for fair trade.
- The U.S. Lumber Coalition emphasizes regulatory and land costs over lumber for home affordability and criticized Canadian trade practices as harmful to U.S. Producers and communities.
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