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Canadian lumber stocks move up after the U.S. Department of Commerce issues new, lower countervailing and anti-dumping rates on Canadian softwood lumber: [[WFTBF]] +3.8%, [[IFSPF]] +4.2%, [[CFPZF]] +7.3%, [[MERC]] +2.9%,

Lumber prices (LB1:COM) should remain strong through the end of 2020, as the work-from-home trend that drove lumber prices to record levels continue to provide benefits going forward, Canfor (CFPZF)

One of the best-performing REIT sectors this year, Timber REITs have nearly doubled since their mid-pandemic lows in March, reignited by a rejuvenation in the suddenly red-hot U.S. housing market.Housing has proven to be the "ultimate essential service." Households have exhibited a propensity to prioritize housing-related payments and investments in home improvement and living situation upgrades amid the pandemic.Lumber prices have soared to record-highs from the combination of insatiable demand and reduced supply resulting from pandemic-related production shutdowns and forest fires raging in the Pacific Northwest.Timber REITs were caught off-guard by the velocity of the rebound in lumber demand from single-family homebuilding and remodeling activity and have struggled to meet customer demand.Long-term fundamentals look strong for the Timber REIT and broader housing sectors, powered by demographic trends that suggest a revival of the suburbs and single-family housing in the 2020s.

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