US EditionTariffs create uncertainty for homebuilders
- Homebuilders face uncertainty in 2025 as tariffs and rising costs impact construction and housing markets across the United States.
- The uncertainty stems from new tariffs on imports, especially a 10% general tariff and a 125% tariff on Chinese goods, which raise material costs and affect supply chains.
- Builders report typical cost increases around $11,000 per home due to higher prices for hardware, fasteners, and millwork, while lumber tariffs remain but lumber prices have recently dropped.
- Sean Miller noted Canada supplies over 80% of lumber, making the 14.5% lumber tariff a major challenge, and Jay Robinson emphasized ongoing daily price hikes for non-domestic hardware imports.
- This tariff-driven cost pressure, combined with high borrowing rates and economic slowdown, suggests slower housing starts and tighter markets, potentially constraining new home supply in coming years.
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Calgary SunRBC economist says housing affordability could improve, tariffs a complication
Declining interest rates and lower immigration levels could help ease housing affordability in Calgary, as long as the local economy isn't hobbled by U.S. tariffs and a weaker labour market, says an RBC economist.
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The flagging economy is hurting the housing market
The faltering economy is starting to become a drag on the housing market. Real estate agents, developers, home buyers and economists are all trying to make sense of which way trends are heading. Slower growth – the economy shrank at the beginning of 2025 – means interest and mortgage rates will probably stay high for […]
·Boston, United States
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