My Account | Sign In
This post is the second in a series related to the Q3 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis, timber price projections, and featured research on scenarios for forecasting timber prices. The housing sector rebounded over the quarter, more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s 2023 North American Timberland Owner & Manager List and the Q2 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly. Forisk marked its eighteenth year of tracking timberland transactions and aggregating timberland owner data. Currently, this tracking includes 308 organizations in more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q2 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on western silviculture. The housing sector stabilized over the quarter, leveling out after more…
The current housing market is distinctly different today than in 2007-2008. Housing Market Before In 2007-2008, the housing slowdown largely resulted from speculation in the market. An (admittedly) oversimplified description of events follows. Consumers felt home prices would continue to more…
Backcourt As March approaches, much of the nation gets excited for basketball madness. At Forisk, March also marks a time to review the previous year. This time last year, we noted that timberland transactions bounced back in 2021. For context, more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q1 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on supply and demand models. The U.S Housing market continued to contract through more…
This represents our final update on timberland in 2022. After an action packed twelve months, where do we stand as we close out the year? Before we dive into 2022’s performance, let’s review some recent history. We bounced back in more…
This post is the first in a series related to the Q4 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on southern silviculture. The U.S. housing market fell in September, with both single more…
Housings starts jumped more than 12% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.58 million units. Most of the gain was in multifamily construction, rising 29% to a SAAR of 621 thousand units. Single family starts were more…
After a bounce back year in 2021, 2022 is shaping up as another strong year for timberland transactions. Year-to-date, over 1.9 million acres of timberland deals have closed (see figure below). The ten year median value of timberland deal flow more…