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 […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – July 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Since last month, the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) increased 0.6 percent to $30,136.85, but in actuality if not for the new Florida Building Code the Index would have dropped 0.8 percent. Wow! That sounds like double-talk […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – June 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Lumber markets surged higher over the last 30 days, which helped boost the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) 0.1% to $29,967.65. Overall, the Index was subdued by declines in trusses, rebar, and narrow width pine lumber. While […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – April 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Housing supply indicators in mid-April 2015 still do not point to a vastly improving housing market; if anything, they are indicating the opposite. Since March, the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index dropped 0.4 percent. The decline would have […]
WHOLE HOUSE COMMODITY INDEX – March 2015 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Whole House Commodity Index (Index) remained basically frozen last month with a mere tenth-of-one-percent decline to $30,349. The Index has remained in this very narrow range since October 2014, with advancers being offset by decliners each […]
