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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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Sep
18
2012
New Illinois Environmental Legislation September 2012 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
9
2018
Supreme Court to Decide Whether FDCPA Applies to Non-Judicial Foreclosure Proceedings Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
28
2016
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Upholds Philadelphia’s Definition of a Family for Zoning Purposes Stark & Stark
Aug
16
2021
Squatters Rights and the Eviction Moratorium PracticePanther
Mar
9
2020
In Rare Move, SJC Enters Immediate Order Reversing Decision That Broadened Density-Based Standing in Zoning Appeals Pierce Atwood LLP
Jul
2
2014
Looking for a New Space to Call Home for Your Business? Three Common Types of Commercial Leases – Their Pros and Cons von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
9
2012
Homestead Tax Exemption Applies to Non-Citizen’s Residence Maintained for Dependents Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Feb
15
2016
Wisconsin Real Estate: "AS-IS" Clause is Not Shield Against Misrepresentation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Aug
27
2021
McDermottPlus Check-Up: August 27, 2021 McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
16
2014
Main Street Cashes $3.1 Billion in Checks from Wall Street Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
7
2016
Local Wetlands Bylaw Decision Survives Pre-emption Challenge Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
10
2021
D.C. Circuit Court Rules NLRB’s Access to Property Test is Arbitrary Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2020
New Jersey Property Tax Appeal Filing Deadline Extended to May 1st Stark & Stark
Jul
30
2014
Will Governor Christie Extend the Moratorium on Non-Residential Development Fees? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Sep
29
2018
Let it Burn: Court Does Not Believe Defendant Intentionally Destroyed Records to Avoid Identification of Potential Plaintiffs in FCRA Class Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
22
2016
New Standards for American Land Title Association (ALTA) Surveys Take Effect Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
25
2023
So You Want to Buy Distressed Real Estate Debt (Again)... Mintz
Aug
12
2014
New Wisconsin Town Incremental Financing Laws Changes Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
11
2018
Supreme Judicial Court Limits Use of 'In Pari Delicto' Defense Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Apr
6
2016
U.S. P3 Market is Ripe for Growth Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
27
2020
Staying the Course: Assessment Collection During (and After) the Coronavirus Pandemic Stark & Stark
Aug
18
2014
Florida: Property Tax Notices Are In Your Mailbox! This Is Not Junk Mail! Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Dec
22
2012
Agriculture Groups Urge Action on Estate Taxes Varnum LLP
Oct
22
2018
Central Sea Port PPP Project in Poland – “Anchors Aweigh and Full Speed Ahead” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
18
2016
PHH v. CFPB: "What is a Kickback?" Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
2
2021
Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter November 2, 2021 Goulston & Storrs
Mar
31
2020
NJ Gov. Murphy and State Director of Emergency Management Clarify Permissible Operations for Certain Businesses Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
27
2014
Kazakhstan’s Law on Legalisation of Property Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
 

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