Commentary

The primary goal for the Federal Reserve is to maintain a healthy financial system that allows for sustainable trend economic growth with moderate inflation...

Heightened tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports reignite this long-standing debate.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

I recently read with interest the LBM Journal feature on Davis-Hawn Lumber entitled “From lawyer to lumberman.” My story is the opposite. I grew...

This is the final segment of the Spotlight series on demographics and implications for housing starts. The purpose of this Spotlight is to shift...

Part 1 • Succession planning insights Part II • Succession planning insights Part III The topic of privately held/family business succession may appear to be rather mundane,...