Commentary

Is your installed sales team certified to work on homes containing lead paint? Are your subcontractors? If not, any work you perform on such...

I served as a moderator at the LBM Strategies Conference 2018 held in Philadelphia in September, and I moderated a panel discussion focusing on...

Businesses in the construction industry have historically relied heavily upon independent contractors to perform work. While it is sometimes clear that a party is...

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 CounterpointPOINT   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...

Part 3• Succession planning insights Part I • Succession planning insights Part IIInstallment payments to buy out a business interest—not as simple as it sounds.A...

Industry SpotlightThe rate of housing removals is an often overlooked, but surprisingly important component of housing demand. It is often overlooked because quality data...

Point of lawOne of my lumberyard clients in the upper Midwest recently found itself in a precarious situation. I’ll call the client Midwest Lumber,...

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...

Part 2 • Succession planning insights Part I • Succession planning insights Part III Expensive (and common) mistakes with life insurance. Almost all successful business owners have acquired...