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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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2020
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6
2014
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Jun
7
2018
CFPB expected to dismiss PHH case Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
18
2015
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Aug
25
2021
Condo Association Boards: Plan for the Future by Staying Ahead of Maintenance and Repairs Stark & Stark
Mar
16
2020
Commercial Real Estate Tips of the Week: Practical Answers from Sheppard Mullin’s Coronavirus Task Force Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
19
2014
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Sep
17
2012
Horse Tracks as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
6
2016
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Jul
5
2023
Reforming Cost-Benefit Calculations under Circular A-4: Implications for Environmental Rulemaking Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
7
2021
Before and After the Storm: Know Your Insurance Rights, Coverages and Obligations Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
29
2012
Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP
Jan
23
2016
Residential Real Estate Marketing Services Agreements: Not Worth the Regulatory Risk Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
13
2023
Despite challenges, deals still happening on Chicago's Mag Mile Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
Sep
20
2021
Housing Developer Prevails in Key Housing Accountability Act Case Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
25
2020
COVID-19 Impact on Landlords and Tenants in England and Wales Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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14
2014
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Aug
6
2018
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26
2012
Retail Stores: Know Your Duty of Care Varnum LLP
Feb
12
2016
FIRPTA Tax Withholding Set to Increase Effective February 16, 2016 Mintz
Jul
25
2023
EPA Finalizes Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule for Asbestos Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
30
2021
Ring Reveals More Details About Its “Always Home” Drone Cam Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
26
2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Real Estate Transactions Katten
Sep
4
2018
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Nov
19
2012
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Mar
4
2016
Personal Property Exemption Denials should be Appealed ASAP Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Oct
26
2021
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