hbsdealer.com

hbsdealer.com is a news site that focuses on the building materials industry, particularly specialty building materials. The site covers topics such as market insights, company announcements, and industry trends. It provides information about mergers and acquisitions in the LBM (Lumber Building Materials) sector and features expert opinions on various aspects of the industry. The site also includes a Top 200 ProDealer Scoreboard that ranks companies based on their sales and number of units.

100%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Commodity prices such as bolts, nuts and screws are rising alongside falling lumber prices.
  • Fiber access and affordability are a major issue for producers in the western US and Canada, while new mill startups in the US South add to supply.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Lumber Market Prices Plummet: Economic Conditions, Decreased Demand, and Oversupply Drive Down Prices by 38% and 12% for Western S-P-F and Southern Yellow Pine

    Lumber Market Prices Plummet: Economic Conditions, Decreased Demand, and Oversupply Drive Down Prices by 38% and 12% for Western S-P-F and Southern Yellow Pine

    Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 The lumber market has experienced a significant drop in prices due to uncertain economic conditions, decreased demand for housing and renovations, excess capacity in lumber and panel manufacturing, and record low U.S. housing affordability. Southern yellow pine has shown less volatility than spruce or Douglas fir/Hem fir and is priced more affordably. Experts predict continued decreased demand for housing and renovations in the coming months, influenced by the Producer Price Index, the Fed's rate decisions, and ongoing economic factors.