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Forisk Blog Articles by: Brooks Mendell

US Housing Starts Outlook, Q1 2020 Update: Another Decade of Gains?

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2020 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. In 2019, housing starts improved year-over-year in all market segments: total housing starts advanced 3.2%; single-family starts more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

Timber REITS Turnaround in 2019 and Look to 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and during the upcoming March 19th “Applied Forest Finance” course in Atlanta. Any story about returns getting back to normal or reverting to the mean presumes that more…

Top Forisk Blog Posts from 2019: Forest Finance, Largest Lumber Firms, and Timberland Owners

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 4% in 2019 over 2018, for a seventh consecutive year of growth. Thank you! Here are top posts from 2019, along with a few popular posts by topic: Forest Finance: What Does a more…

Forisk Acquires the North American Wood Fiber Review

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forisk, Pulp & Paper, Timber Market Analysis, Wood Bioenergy, Wood Prices

Forisk has acquired the North American Wood Fiber Review from Wood Resources International of Bothell, Washington. The Review, which tracks wood fiber markets in all major regions of the U.S. and Canada, will be published as the Forisk Wood Fiber more…

Know What Matters When Investing

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

When I was a kid, my Mom taught me that she would be the most important woman in my life, until I married, at which point my wife would become the most important woman in my life. This guidance, beyond more…

North American Wood Pellet Exports, Q4 2019 Update

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

This is the sixth in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Driven by U.S. volumes, North American wood pellet exports increased 13% year-over-year through August, more…

Tags Canada, Wood Bioenergy, wood pellets

Timber REITs Bounce Back in 2019

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the fourth in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Publicly-traded timber investments struggled in 2018. Only direct timber investments generated positive returns in more…

Technology in the Forest Industry: Observations from Pulp and Paper, Part II

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the second in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Technology is the application of science or knowledge for practical purposes. Examples of technology more…

U.S. Housing Starts Outlook, Q4 2019 Update

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Through September 2019, U.S. housing starts decreased 1.3% year-over-year; single-family starts declined 1.8%, while multifamily starts were more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

Technology in the Forest Industry: Observations from Pulp and Paper, Part I

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | comments (2) in Forest Finance & Economics, Forest Strategy, Forest Technology, Pulp & Paper, Risk Management

This is not your Grandma’s pulp mill. Within the forest products industry, the ability to use and leverage technology can distinguish firms within a sector, while clearly separating the ability to generate wealth across sectors. For example, the pulp paper more…

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