Madison County home builders react to lumber price increases
The price has increased nearly 190%.
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 9:08 PM
Updated: Apr 21, 2021 11:24 PM
Posted By: Alexis Scott
The increasing price of lumber is rising at an alarming rate and not slowing down any time soon.
Research shows since last March, the price has increased nearly 190%, and this could have a major impact on home-buyers. On average, in a 2,000-square-foot house, just the lumber package has gone up $25,000, said Barry Oxley.
Barry Oxley is with the Huntsville-Madison County Home Builders Academy. WAAY 31 spoke with him about why these prices are so high.
Coronavirus, the fires in the Midwest and just high demand are all to blame for why the cost of this wood is so much more expensive.
Lumber prices pushing up housing costs
Lumber prices pushing up housing costs By Kailey Schuyler | March 16, 2021 at 6:57 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 6:57 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Housing in Huntsville is harder and harder to come by, and if youâre thinking about building on your own, be ready for sticker shock.
Get this, a 2,000 square foot house will cost $24,000 more to build today than it did one year ago, just from rising lumber prices alone.
Barry Oxley at the Huntsville Madison County Builders Association says that lumber prices are up 140 percent, and this is just a complex problem all around the board.
Local organizations collaborate to bring dogs a better life
Local organizations collaborate to bring dogs a better life By Kellie Miller | March 14, 2021 at 9:18 AM CDT - Updated March 14 at 9:18 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A few local organizations in the Tennessee Valley are taking part in a new and exciting collaboration. The ultimate goal is to give dogs a better life!
Students at the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy are now constructing dog houses in collaboration with Huntsville Animal Services and Helping Animals Without Shelter (HAWS).
The ultimate goal is to help families across the valley lacking the means to build or buy a home for their dogs.
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More jobs in Madison County means more homes need to be built
The new Space Command headquarters will bring 1,400 jobs to Madison County, according to Redstone Arsenal.
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 7:44 PM
Updated: Jan 14, 2021 9:29 PM
Posted By: Bridget Divers
And they’ll need somewhere to live.
The Huntsville/Madison County Builder s Association has known for a couple of years now that thousands of people will be moving to the area. So, they ve been planning ahead. For the next 3 to 5 years, over 50,000 people are going to move to this area, said Barry Oxley, Executive Officer for the Huntsville/Madison County Builder s Association.
Oxley says the Huntsville/Madison County Builder s Association has been planning for thousands of people to move here, but houses are still going quick.