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This post reports on Forisk’s Base case housing scenario for the Q1 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). By David Rossi Review of 2024 The U.S. economy more…
Ten years ago, Forisk launched our flagship research product, the Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which compiles our analysis on the major forest industry sectors; forecasts of wood supply, demand, prices, and their key drivers; and rotating featured research covering a more…
In October, we reported in the Q4 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) our revised outlook for commercial timber inventory across the coastal Pacific Northwest (PNW) region. Our revised outlook for inventory over the next 10 years was generated from updates more…
By David Rossi Introduction Since last quarter, housing markets remained sluggish amidst falling inflation and a slowdown in labor markets. While the federal reserve lowered its policy rate last month to support labor market conditions, the realization of this policy more…
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” – Douglas Adams While attending a recent forestry meeting, I received a text message about more sawmills closing due more…
By David Rossi A high interest rate environment has supported lowered expectations for housing starts this year. Seven of eight independently published forecasts revised their 2024 view of U.S. housing starts downward since last quarter, as inflation readings this year more…
At Forisk, we often evaluate our past performance to learn from, and improve, our work. Our forecast scorecards, published in every issue of our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), are the most visible evidence of this practice. However our team often more…
As part of our featured research in the Q1 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly, we investigated local variations in supply, demand, and timber prices. Our findings confirm standard economic assumptions regarding timber prices over time and across geographies. 1) Wood demand more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q4 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis, timber price projections, and featured research on forest industry ability to pay for wood raw material. The housing sector more…
Last week Forisk hosted a Timber Market Analysis class attended (remotely) by over 70 students. We enjoyed engaging with such a lively group of market analysts over the course of two days. The main topics on our second day related more…