What are Baton Rouge new houses costing per square foot with these high lumber prices?

Had a close friend that got pricing from a builder within the past month. They are going to build a 3,500 SF home in Northwest Arkansas. Their price was around $165/SF. In a “normal” year, builder told them he would be closer to $150 - 155 for that area and style home.

For what it’s worth, the builder seems to think there is a window that prices may drop but it may coincide with interest rates increasing - funny how that works.

We're building now, extra 20k in materials, but a construction loan of 2.8% so it is easier to move forward.