在土地价格上涨的背景下（10月份的土地中位价格达到了30万美元，比去年上涨了25％。），预计明年木材价格将上涨7％，之前平均花费25,000美元的房屋结构和桁架的价格将大幅上涨。
建筑木材供应的减少可能会造成延误，这对于建筑商来说又是一个巨大的挑战。
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The housing boom is being hit by a serious shortage of timber caused by the decline of the local timber industry and increased demand as the US economy recovers and house building ramps up.
Home builders in Australia are facing both rising costs and lengthy delays as the shortage starts to affect residentialbuilding.
http://www.afr.com/real-estate/timber-squeeze-jams-housing-industry-20171212-h02ywn
