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US South Pine Sawtimber Prices Expected to Decline in 2012, Recover in 2013-2014

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Stumpage Forecasting, Timber Market Analysis

Over the past three months, Dr. Tim Sydor, Forisk’s Director of Economic Analysis and Forecasting, has led our mid-year update of Forisk’s 2011-2020 timber forecast for the US South and Pacific Northwest. The results show sawtimber prices for the US more…

Timber REITs Outpace S&P in 2011 Based on Long and Short-Term Market Factors

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs, Wood Bioenergy

From the desk of Neena Mishra, Director of Equity Research: The Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index of public timberland-owning real estate investment trusts (REITs) continues to outpace the overall market in 2011, returning 23.78% year-to-date compared with 6.19% for the more…