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Real Estate, both commercial and residential, is constantly evolving. The National Law Review covers the latest legal analysis in real estate and construction law across a variety of governmental levels—state and federal. Additionally, NLR covers updates related to transportation and other utilities and public works.

Public and private construction projects, financing, mortgages, tax cuts and incentives, foreclosures, and other topics are covered regularly and updated routinely on the site. Other areas covered include litigation, mediation, and arbitration which affects owners/contractors/subcontractors in the field, government agency news, and coverage of news/stories related to lenders, insurers, and sureties in the industry.

Public work issues are also covered frequently by the National Law Review. Infrastructure financing, topics including entitlements, development rights, property rights, the public-private partnership (P3), permitting, local ordinances, variances, and different legislation/restrictions in development. Coverage of development and property owner rights, cases involving homeowners associations, fees, pending litigation, and changes to local/state/federal ordinances and variances, are also available.

Additionally, the National Law Review covers regulations and legislation as it relates to mortgages and other real estate lending requirements; including, the requirements imposed on lenders under RESPA, and other news from the CFPB as it relates to homeownership and mortgage procedures, such as the Know Before You Owe Rule.

Articles related to highway safety, transportation news, and other utilities-topics, are also covered by the National Law Review. Coverage of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and changes to the organization are analyzed by NLR legal experts. The emerging technology of autonomous vehicles, developments in that technology, and the emerging regulation around driverless cars are analyzed, and the impact of this game-changing technology is considered.

In the construction arena, reporting worker injuries on the job site, and coverage of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws are extensively reported on by the attorney writers at the National Law Review. 

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Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

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Mar
18
2013
Update: Crane Decision is Overturned by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Much Shelist, P.C.
Nov
9
2023
FHFA Releases Report on Federal Home Loan Banks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
12
2022
Biden’s FY2023 Budget: Key Real Estate & Corporate Tax Proposals Goulston & Storrs
Feb
19
2019
Legislature To Consider Authorizing Real Estate Broker Licenses To LLCs Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
13
2020
Distressed Property and the Delaware Statutory Trust Structure: What New Capital Sources Need to Consider Polsinelli PC
Mar
30
2013
Flood Insurance Changes Katten
Dec
2
2023
Non-U.S. Citizens and Foreign Adversaries: Proposed South Carolina Legislation With Potential to Significantly Impact Foreign Ownership of South Carolina Real Property Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
22
2022
When Is a Deal a Deal? Ward and Smith, P.A.
Feb
28
2019
Obama Presidential Center Decision Reinforces Bar for Citizen Suit Standing ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
19
2020
Louisiana Tax Commission Issues Additional Guidance on Property Tax Filing Deadlines Jones Walker LLP
Sep
26
2016
Final Regulations Define “Real Property” for REITs: Considerations for Renewable Energy and Transmission Assets McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
17
2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted “Trade or Business” McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2022
Commercial Real Estate in Charlotte: Takeaways From the Sun Belt City's Hot Market Katten
Mar
13
2019
Recommended Review of Estate Plan Due to Tax Law Changes Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
May
26
2020
Balancing New Technology and Privacy When Using Drones in Land Use and Construction Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
8
2016
GAO Reports on “Limited Role” of Public-Private Partnerships in Disposing of and Managing Excess Real Property Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
25
2013
Pennsylvania Court Holds Application of Biosolids To Be Protected Farming Activity Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
29
2020
Non-Residents Owning Real Estate in Connecticut – Possible Strategy for Minimizing Tax Wiggin and Dana LLP
Nov
4
2016
Foreclosures—New Jersey Recovery Still Slow Stark & Stark
May
1
2013
Before This Corporation Was Formed, This Contract Knew It Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
9
2024
HUD OIG Reports HMBS Program Management Concerns Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
29
2009
Illinois Supreme Court Extends a Helping Hand to Homeowners and Lenders Much Shelist, P.C.
Nov
28
2016
In the Matter of: Trenton Farms RE, LLC -- new case re denial of Clean Water Commission permit for Missouri CAFO Armstrong Teasdale
May
13
2013
Medical Office Building (MOB) Financing Pointers Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
30
2009
1031 Exchanges: Protecting Your Sale Proceeds from a Qualified Intermediary's Creditors Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
27
2022
Michigan Adopts Its Version of the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act Miller Canfield
Jun
10
2020
Ninth Circuit Affirms that Liens Pass Through Bankruptcy Even if Underlying Claim is Disallowed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
17
2016
It's Time to Play "Let's Make A Deal" – Drafting Effective Letters of Intent von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
 
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