WFB Briefs: Northwest Hardwoods Files For Chapter 11; TISE Registration Open; More

Nov 30, 2020

Northwest Hardwoods Inc., one of the largest hardwood lumber producers in North America, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 23. The company said it expects to complete the process over the course of 60 days.

The International Surface Event opened registration for its TISE Live Virtual Event. The online event is scheduled for Jan. 26–28.

Wolff Tools launched a new website with a more mobile-friendly platform for viewing product information, data, sheets, news, machine manuals and training videos.

The National Federation of Independent Business is hosting a PPP loan forgiveness seminar Dec. 2 at noon EST.

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Existing-Home Sales Increase 2.0% in July

Existing-home sales increased 2.0% from June to July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, existing-home sales increased 0.8%.

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New Single-Family Home Sales Down 0.6% in July

Sales of newly built single-family homes edged 0.6% lower in July, falling to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 652,000, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New, Existing Homes Remain Largely Unaffordable in Q2 2025

A family earning the nation’s median income of $104,200 needs 36% of its income to cover the mortgage payment on a median-priced new home, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index.

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Kährs Group Sales Decreased 24% in Q2 2025

Kährs Group (Nybro, Sweden) reported a 24% decline in sales from the second quarter of 2025 compared with the second quarter of 2024, for a total of SEK 508 million ($53.4 million USD).

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AHF Products to ‘Wind Down’ Engineered Wood Operations at Kentucky Facility

AHF Products (Mountville, Pa.) is consolidating its engineered wood operations by winding down production at its Somerset, Ky., facility by Dec. 12.

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Bona US Opens Regional Training Center in Northern California

Bona will have a grand opening Aug. 27 for its Bona Regional Training Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

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U.S. European Union Agree to Lumber Tariffs of 15%

The United States and the European Union announced a trade agreement Thursday to limit tariffs on lumber, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors imported from the European Union to 15% starting Sept. 1.

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