Lumber tends to lead other construction materials and will be first to go down and first to recover, according to Little, who ...

While framing-lumber prices have come down, the costs of a lot of other building materials haven't. If you're building a deck, for example, the deck planks won't be cheap, though the framing will be.

Weyerhaeuser Company offers a liquid investment tied to lumber prices. Learn why WY stock is a buy with rising lumber demand ...

Lumber prices have been on a wild ride in the last ... "As price and activity come down, folks will want to buy as little as possible, and the new contract allows them buy one-quarter of the ...

Homebuilders continue to see a slow-down in demand, which doesn't bode well for lumber. Lumber prices broke a three ... The gains come despite continued headwinds in the housing market ...

It's less volatile since it has less direct exposure to the wild fluctuations of lumber prices. However, that also gives it slightly less upside potential in a rising lumber price market.