HARRISBURG, S.D. (KELO) — The potential impacts of tariffs is leading to uncertainty for many industries in the U.S.—and that includes commercial and residential buildings.
The materials needed to build new houses and stores come from all over the globe but added tariffs mean higher costs to get those products here.
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“Canada, we get over 80% of our softwood to build the houses in our market. And to have that not get any more tariffs than there currently are is good news. But, not so good news for appliances. Aluminum, copper, things that we’re getting overseas,” said Russ Pies, the market sales manager for Builders FirstSource.
Pies says that although many are hesitant to build right now, he doesn’t see the prices getting better…