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Forisk Blog: Forest Finance & Economics

Revisiting President Trump and the Price of Timber

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

Nearly three years ago, after the 2016 US presidential election, we posted “President Trump and the Price of Timber” in response to messages and calls querying the implications of the new administration on the US forest products industry. This week, more…

Cash Yields from Public Timberland Investments

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs, Timberlands

This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q3 2019 forest industry analysis and forecasts for the United States and Canada. When reviewing the returns of public timber vehicles, we remind ourselves of the importance of starting price. more…

US Housing Starts Outlook, Q3 2019 Update

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q3 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) forecast models, we revisit prior projections and review more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

Growing and Harvesting Dividends from Timber REITs

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

In a previous post about timber REITs, I quoted Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and investor on Shark Tank, on stocks and dividends: I believe non dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what more…

US Housing Starts Outlook, Q2 2019 Update: Get It Right The First Time

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States.  Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) forecast models, we revisit prior projections, channel our more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

Mass Timber—Old Concepts, New Technology

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forest Finance & Economics, Forest Technology, Wood Demand & Procurement

Recently, the idea of mass timber to build large structures resurfaced in North America thanks to a new material design in the form of an engineered wood product, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). The use of large timbers and engineered wood more…

Tags CLT, Mass TImber, wood demand

Risk and Context in the Forest Industry: Lessons from Wood Pellets, Part II

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forest Finance & Economics, Forest Strategy, Risk Management, Wood Bioenergy

This is the second in a series that shares insights from a decade of research related to North America’s wood bioenergy sector. Part I introduced core themes and wood pellets. Overview of the U.S. Wood Bioenergy Sector North America’s forest more…

Revisiting 2018 Timberland Investment Returns

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs, Timberlands

On February 28th, NCREIF – the National Council for Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries – sent out a note regarding a restatement of the Q4 2018 Timberland Property Index. Timberland investors, investment managers, and industry researchers and analysts (e.g. Forisk) often more…

Forecasting Pacific Northwest Sawlog Prices

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Shawn Baker | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Softwood Lumber, Stumpage Forecasting

This post contains an excerpt from the Q1 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly feature article. This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Amanda Lang, Jack more…

Tags forest economics, Pacific Northwest, softwood lumber, timber forecast

US Housing Starts Outlook, Q1 2019 Update

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

This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Though U.S. housing slowed in the latter half of 2018, housing starts improved year-over-year in all market more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

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