Sales of new single-family homes grew 1.6% in June to an annualized rate of 628,000, 5.6% lower than in June 2025. The median sales price of new houses sold in June 2026 was $398,300, 3.3% lower than last month and 2.7% lower than in June 2025.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Acting Under Secretary Todd Lindsey announced the agency is guaranteeing $80 million through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to support businesses in Oregon and Nevada, boost domestic timber production, and improve forest health.

Premier Forest Products has announced that it is restarting timber operations at its 10-acre Croespenmaen site following the closure of SDL Sawmills.SDL Sawmills closed its timber yard and operations in Wales, specifically the 10-acre Croespenmaen Industrial Estate in Crumlin, after going into a voluntary liquidation in July 2026. The phased restart will see a number of former SDL employees return to work over the coming weeks as operations are progressively re-established.

Lehigh Valley District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced that a 15-year-old juvenile entered an admission to charges related to a large fire at a former furniture factory that occurred on June 24, 2026, and damaged several properties and vehicles in Allentown.

Annual spending on home improvements and repairs is expected to continue losing momentum through mid-2027.

Blake Schwartz is a co-owner of Eagle Woodworking, where he leads the company’s sales and marketing efforts. His work focuses on market analysis, customer acquisition, and developing educational content and resources that help contractors, cabinetmakers, and builders grow their businesses.

Join AWI at the Hyatt Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Fla., for a fantastic lineup of speakers along with the opportunity to network with and gain insight from other AWI members and industry partners.

Modern Mill is taking its ACRE building material on the road with the launch of ACRE Across America, a nationwide roadshow designed to bring hands-on product demonstrations directly to lumber dealers, contractors and builders. The tour kicked off in New England in July 2026 and will make its way across the country, with new stops scheduled to be added monthly as the company travels toward the International Builders' Show (IBS) 2027.

Each month in FDMC Magazine, we feature the 'Notable Nine Online,' nine stories that were the most viewed and engaged with from WoodworkingNetwork.com over the past month. The following stories were chosen by our readers by what they were most interested in from June 14 to July 13.

ARLINGTON, Wash. — North County Regional Fire Authority crews fought a two-alarm commercial fire at the Stella-Jones facility in Arlington, Washington.The July 22 fire occurred a little more than a year after the company suffered another massive fire at one of its facilities.