NLBMDA: Making a difference for our industry
Join fellow LBM industry pros to meet lawmakers and association leadership in Washington on March 23-25.
Protecting the public—and contractor—from lead paint
Is your installed sales team certified to work on homes containing lead paint? Are your subcontractors? If not, any work you perform on such...
A few keys to successful succession planning
I served as a moderator at the LBM Strategies Conference 2018 held in Philadelphia in September, and I moderated a panel discussion focusing on...
What do you mean he’s my employee?
Businesses in the construction industry have historically relied heavily upon independent contractors to perform work. While it is sometimes clear that a party is...
Implications of the impending high budget deficits
The primary goal for the Federal Reserve is to maintain a healthy financial system that allows for sustainable trend economic growth with moderate inflation...
Point • Counterpoint: Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber
Point Counterpoint POINT Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber hurt the U.S. homebuilding market True. Millions of first-time home buyers and young families struggling to gain a toehold...
Succession planning insights – Part III
Part 3 • Succession planning insights Part I • Succession planning insights Part II Installment payments to buy out a business interest—not as simple as it sounds. A...
The impact of housing removals on housing demand
Industry Spotlight The rate of housing removals is an often overlooked, but surprisingly important component of housing demand. It is often overlooked because quality data...
Verify before you buy when taking on new product lines
Point of law One of my lumberyard clients in the upper Midwest recently found itself in a precarious situation. I’ll call the client Midwest Lumber,...
What will the federal reserve do if…?
The purpose of this spotlight is to flag one of the potential spoilers for the housing recovery over the next few years: above-trend economic...