President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain a top topic of conversation for people in the housing industry.

At the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference this week, tariffs came up during a panel discussion on the hottest trends in new homes and home renovations.

“For all of us, we have been paying attention to this and the unpredictability of what they will be, and what they will cost, and what countries we’re sourcing from,” said Bill Darcy, chief executive officer of the National Kitchen & Bath Association.

Darcy said their members, and especially their manufacturing members, are “really trying to eat as much of the cost as possible” in order avoid passing it on to the consumer.

“But it’s hard to predict. Things are changing so rapidly,” he said.

Darcy said metal products coming from China have been impacted the most. Tariffs on Canadian lumber are also increasing costs for homeowners who want to remodel.

Home builders are concerned about the tariffs. Rose Quint, assistant vice president for survey research at the National Association of Home Builders, said right now the tariff on lumber from Canada is 14.5%, but in September – if nothing else happens – that will go up to 34.5%.