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Reader Service Wood & Wood Products/Red Book March 2011

WASHINGTON -- U.S. housing affordability in the final quarter of 2010 was the best it has been in the 20 years since the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) was started.

A road-show auction of cabinetry for kitchen and bath, interior wood doors, flooring, windows, moulding and lumber and building materials is being staged by Peak Auctioneering.

OTTAWA, ON --The Canadian housing construction industry is poised for two years of growth, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) first quarter Housing Market Outlook.

After trending lower in the second half of 2010, housing starts are forecast to stabilize at levels consistent with demographic fundamentals in 2011 and 2012, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) first quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition.

HIGH POINT, NC -- Furniture showrooms with a combined 5.6 million square feet of space, are on the verge of getting new owners.

In fiscal 2010, HOMAG Group AG made an excellent recovery from the effects of the economic crisis, with order intake and sales revenue rising substantially.

DIBOLL, TX -- Bryan Wilson, recently promoted to vice president of sales and marketing with Temple-Inland, was recently sworn in to the Diboll City Council to fill a vacated position.

LEESBURG, VA -- The Composite Panel Association has updated its list of CARB-compliant products offered by more than 40 companies.