# Lumber prices are down 70%

**URL:** <https://forum.retipster.com/t/lumber-prices-are-down-70/755>\
**Category:** Construction & Development\
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/lumber-prices-are-down-70/755 "2021-08-14T01:52:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![amybreen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.retipster.com/amybreen/32/6070_2.png) [@amybreen](https://forum.retipster.com/u/amybreen)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/lumber-prices-are-down-70/755/1 "2021-08-14T01:52:31Z")

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It seems the prices of lumber have plunged, thank goodness.

[https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lumber](https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lumber)

Has anyone here been impacted by this at all?

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**Author:** ![mattpayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.retipster.com/mattpayne/32/2178_2.png) [@mattpayne](https://forum.retipster.com/u/mattpayne)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/lumber-prices-are-down-70/755/2 "2021-08-19T13:52:27Z")

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@amybreen it’s about time!

I feel bad for the people who were feverishly trying to build new homes when those lumber prices were so insane. They must’ve lost some serious coin!