Forisk Blog: September 2010

Timber REITs: Recent Results and Benchmarking Performance

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs

Publicly-traded timber REITs – Plum Creek (PCL), Potlatch (PCH), and Rayonier (RYN) – continue to outperform the S&P 500, as measured by the Forisk Timber REIT (FTR, “footer”) Index. Key results as of September 20, 2010 include: FTR Index up more…

Slow Housing Recovery Reduces 2011 Pine Sawtimber Forecast for US South by 6%

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Stumpage Forecasting

Anemic housing construction – and the resulting impacts on lumber demand – has delayed the expected recovery of pine sawtimber prices this year. Still, several states show signs of resiliency. We just completed the mid-year update of our 10-year, state-by-state more…