{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Spring Street Brief","title":"Episode 183: U.S. Cuts Lumber Duties to 24.75%","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4fa19dbb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":183,"description":"The U.S. Department of Commerce finalized antidumping and countervailing duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber at 24.75%, down from approximately 35.16% — but a separate 10% Section 232 tariff imposed by the Trump administration keeps the total effective duty burden at 34.75%. For LIHTC developers relying on wood-frame construction, the partial reduction is meaningful in direction but limited in immediate impact. This episode breaks down what the final ruling means for construction cost exposure, where the legislative response stands, and what affordable housing stakeholders should be...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eww4KoCb2-o7-dD11A42DpSkBhZjKNEkIb9mGj3dsyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YWNi/MGVlZjVhN2FjYzBk/NDY5YWEyOTA3MWMw/MWViZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}