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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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2010
What are the Possible Legal Implications of the Passage of California’s Proposition 19? Donna Bader
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13
2023
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Oct
12
2015
Supreme Court Rules that Disparate Impact Claims are Allowed Under the Fair Housing Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
15
2021
Analysis of CFPB’s New Ability-to-Repay Rule for Qualified Mortgages Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
5
2020
Bill To Allow LLC Real Estate Broker's License Is Not Dead Yet Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
21
2023
Coronado Is Betting That the Coastal Commission Will Save It From State Housing Laws Mintz
Oct
22
2015
Poland Creates Borrowers’ Support Fund to Fill Its Consumer Bankruptcy Gap Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
28
2021
To Meet Zoning Frontage Requirement, “Linear Feet” Need Not be in a Straight Line Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
25
2020
Court of Appeal Has "No Comment" On Trulia Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
15
2011
Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
3
2023
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Section 363(M) Of Bankruptcy Code, Potentially Reveals View on Equitable Mootness Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2018
Release of 2017 HMDA Data Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
10
2015
Tenancy by Entirety Not Defense to Mortgage Foreclosure Case When Both Spouses Signed Letter of Direction to Trustee of Land Trust Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Aug
8
2021
Withdrawal Liability – Real Property Presumed a Trade or Business Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
26
2013
Pennsylvania Enacts Tax Law Changes Faegre Drinker
Feb
15
2011
Judge Says Fannie Mae Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Can Go Forward Center for Public Integrity
May
18
2018
Use of Transfer on Death (TOD) Deeds Broadened Under New Statute Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Dec
3
2015
New Jersey Court May Force Sale of House Post-Divorce Stark & Stark
Aug
25
2021
GRATS — Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts Wiggin and Dana LLP
Aug
5
2013
Healthcare Real Estate – a Boom, a Slow Down, and More…. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
6
2011
Witness Says He Rigged Bids in Property Tax Lien Auctions in Maryland Center for Public Integrity
Dec
18
2015
California Supreme Court Rejects Mandatory "Reverse CEQA" Analysis Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
7
2021
Public Improvement Districts Texas Legislative Update Winstead
Aug
10
2013
Healthcare Real Estate Development: Sweat the Small Stuff Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
9
2023
Offshore Wind Litigation: Court Declines to Halt Vineyard Wind Construction Bracewell LLP
Jan
11
2016
CFPB Issues Letter on TRID Enforcement and Liability: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
21
2021
Mass. High Court: Three-Year Clock for Wetlands Protection Act Enforcement Actions Re-Starts With Every Sale of Property Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
24
2013
Doing The "One-Two" At the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
 
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