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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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2014
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14
2018
HUD to Revise Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
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24
2016
Life Sciences Lease: A Marathon, Not a Sprint Mintz
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
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Oct
18
2021
Immigration Considerations for Foreign Property Developers Looking to Enter U.S. Market: L-1 Route Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
27
2014
Kazakhstan’s Law on Legalisation of Property Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
4
2018
California Housing Legislation (2017-2018) [INFOGRAPHIC] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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26
2016
Solar Spotlight: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Mar
31
2020
Considerations for Office Tenants: Part I - Delivery and Rent Commencement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
25
2023
So You Want to Buy Distressed Real Estate Debt (Again)... Mintz
Jan
13
2013
No Prescriptive Right to Dock in Plat Varnum LLP
Apr
8
2016
The Business of Water Service in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
27
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Final Qualified Mortgage Rule and Proposed Amendments to Ability to Repay Rule Katten
Oct
24
2018
FTC Flexes FCRA Muscle with $3M Settlement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
21
2016
Difficulties Foreclosing in Massachusetts Murtha Cullina
Apr
8
2020
California Judicial Council Adopts Emergency Rules Affecting Unlawful Detainer Actions and More Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
1
2014
Boyz In the Agrihood: Planned Communities Trade Golf Courses for Working Farms in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
9
2013
New Jersey Coastal Property Owners’ Rights Upheld Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Nov
6
2018
Qualified Opportunity Zones: An Introduction to New Opportunities under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
10
2020
Georgia Extends Shelter in Place Order Until April 30 and Suspends Short-Term Rentals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
28
2023
Old North State Report – August 28, 2023 Nelson Mullins
Feb
22
2013
The State House Commission’s 60th Anniversary May Be Dampened By New Proposed New Jersey Legislation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Nov
16
2018
CFPB Revised Loan Originator Rule and HOEPA Rule Guides Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
11
2022
Revised Phase I ESA Standard Released by ASTM Goulston & Storrs
Apr
15
2020
COVID-19 Extensions for Section 1031 Exchanges and Opportunity Zone Funds Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
11
2013
Creating A Club at Another's Facility Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
7
2018
CFPB Settles With VA Lender Regarding Claims of Deception Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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