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This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the North America. In British Columbia, the law refers to logs as “unmanufactured timber.” The phrase speaks to untapped value more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Through Q3 2015, all five public timber REITs traded at prices below where they started the year more…
Years ago, I interviewed a graduate student for a job opening. The bottom of the applicant’s resume said “fluent in Spanish.” So I asked, in Spanish, “where did you learn Spanish?” The applicant, eyes wide open, hesitated before saying, “well, more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2015 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 applied more…
I woke up, on schedule, at 4:14 in the morning, rolled over and switched off the alarm before it chimed. At 4:15, the phone buzzed. “Good morning, Nephew!” said Aunt Fanny. “You up?” “Yes, Ma’am,” I said, swinging my legs more…
This is the third in a series related to timberland investments. Previous posts addressed benchmarking private timberland investments and the valuation of timber REITs. How have private timberland investments performed relative to other asset classes? This question opens the door more…
This is the second in a series related to timberland investments. The first addressed benchmarking private timberland investments. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own and manage income producing real estate such as buildings, warehouses, rental properties, and, since 1999, timberlands. more…
Timberland investors depend on the demand for wood from forest industry manufacturers. No wood demand = no cash flow. Fortunately, for these investors, topline wood demand in the U.S., while slow and stuttered, continues to grow. Analysis in the Q3 more…
The Q3 2015 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) summarized recent research related to the strength characteristics of Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) lumber sawn from managed pine plantations. We addressed this topic originally in a February 2012 Forisk Blog post “Southern Yellow more…
This is the first in a series related to timberland investments. Benchmarking provides a useful, and often necessary, tool for evaluating the performance of alternative investments – such as private timberlands – and alternative investment managers – such as TIMOs. more…