<<< "The duty is certainly going to hurt the Canadian industry. It's going to take awhile for the effects to become apparent.
I would say bluntly that prices aren't going to go up 27%."
The national vice president of the NAHB provides background information on the softwood lumber tariffs and discusses
the impact that tariffs will have on different-sized builders.
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"The NAHB has predicted that it would add $1,500 to the average cost of a house and would keep 450,000 families from being able to qualify for a mortgage."
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"We very much would like to see negotiations resume immediately to try to pick a long-term, durable solution based on free and fair competition for timber and lumber in the U.S. and Canada."
Deborah Regan
The manager of legislative affairs calls for resumed negotiations to try to pick a long-term, durable solution based on free and fair competition for timber and lumber in the U.S. and Canada.
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The director of marketing and branding services for the Steel Framing Alliance talks about how the steel framing industry stands to benefit from the lumber tariffs.
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"Builders really find that steel is a superior construction material once they’ve tried it, and steel framing products can truly build a better home."
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"I can tell you that my company intends to fight until the end. We believe the right solution is a negotiated settlement, but not one that involves Canadian surrender."
Frank Dottori
The CEO of Tembec, a Canadian lumber producer, and also the co-chairman of the Free Trade Lumber Council, discusses the dispute from a Canadian perspective.
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