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  1. BC , China reach pact for more Canadian lumber in Chinese housing, commercial construction http://ff.im/-bcDUx
  2. Monday spotlight: Bennett Lumber Products, quality people making quality products http://www.blpi.com/
  3. Stock Bldg execs tell ProSales they're planning on a weak housing market in 2010, via @craiglwebb. http://bit.ly/Y4t4u
  4. On the home buyer tax credit - victory! , via @fixhousingfirst: http://ow.ly/zUVa
  5. Friday lumber trivia: FOHC - free of heart center, where the lumber is cut to exclude the center of the tree; often specified for timbers.
  6. Lumber mills see hopeful signs of slow recovery starting in 2010 http://bit.ly/yQuFE
  7. Good news: Congress giving homebuyers a $6,500 tax break, via @LBMJournal:. http://bit.ly/4e4gFu
  8. Mortgage rates drop below 5% again, sparking activity in new home loans, via @LennarPhoenix http://bit.ly/1c6FoY
  9. Lumber imports down by more than one-third through Aug. - Canada off 32%, Europe down 65%.
  10. U.S. construction spending made its largest gain in a year in September via @BuildIntel: - http://bit.ly/2spZBi
  11. Speakers at Construction Outlook Conference Say Future Housing Outlook is Positive. via @JELDWEN: http://bit.ly/4b1C3f
  12. Friday lumber trivia: 37% - Avg. percentage of lumber used annually in U.S. produced in Canada, other countries from 2000-2007.
  13. RT @PCBC_TheShow: Housing bottom behind us, experts say http://bit.ly/4sJXvb
  14. Monday spotlight: Neiman Enterprises, making premium Ponderosa Pine lumber in Wyoming, South Dakota. http://www.neimanenterprise...
  15. Friday lumber trivia: MSR - machine stress-rated lumber; wood is mechanically tested during production; used mostly in trusses.
  16. McGraw-Hill predicts 11% rise in construction next year http://short.to/ua5w
  17. California Senate Approves $10,000 Tax Credit For New-Home Buyers - via Builder, @ Lennar: - http://bit.ly/4hBuQN
  18. Monday spotlight: Swanson Group, leading producer of green Douglas Fir dimension lumber from Oregon. http://www.swansongroupinc.com
  19. Friday lumber trivia: ALSC - American Lumber Standard Committee, oversees lumber grading rules, inspection in the U.S. http://www.alsc.org
  20. There is a pulse in SoCal's housing markets, says LA Times (via @Lennar) http://bit.ly/3ywKel