WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – March 2016 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) continues to be stuck in a range that is below the level of August 2015. The March increase of 0.6% to $29,639.90 might be the first sign that pricing is ready […]
In this segment of Around The House, Host Don Magruder, the CEO of Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply Inc. in Leesburg Florida, talks with John Knop, Manager of Ro-Mac Mount Dora and they’re discussing all the new technology of roofing and roofing shingles. It’s a whole new ballgame and John is right on top of it.
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – February 2016 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) declined in February by .3% to $29,462.33 as commodities and lowering fuel costs pressured most commodity pricing downward. The vast majority of the items on the Index stayed flat and only […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – January 2016 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index in January added 0.2 percent from December as products across the board struggled to find increases because of collapsing oil prices, uneven demand, and sagging raw costs. For the last couple of […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – December 2015 The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index in December gave back its 0.2 percent increase from November, as the market struggled to find a direction. There is really no impetus to push pricing upwards, and with winter arriving later this year, pricing probably should have been firmer. National […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – November 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index in November increased 0.2% to $29,545.21, as pricing gyrated based on uneven demand. There is little doubt that the markets are in turmoil with little direction, as the commodity sector is undergoing […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – October 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Since mid-September, the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc, Whole House Commodity Index (Index) dropped 0.3% to $29,483, which represents its lowest price since December 2013. Deflation in commodities across the world is bearing down on prices and housing. This deflation coupled with […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – September 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply I guess the biggest takeaway from the last 30 days is that not much has changed to add life to a sagging commodity market. Commodities remain under pressure from lackluster demand, and it is becoming more evident that hurricane season offers little opportunity […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – August 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply In last month’s Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index), I cautioned about plunging commodity prices and lead times going out on vinyl windows. Over the last 30 days, the downturn in the worldwide commodity markets has pushed building […]
