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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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Dec
22
2018
CGL Insurer Ordered to Pay Purely Economic Loss Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
28
2022
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Propels the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry K&L Gates
Dec
18
2012
EPA Provides Comfort to Prospective Tenants at Contaminated Properties Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
2
2016
Cómo los Desarrolladores Inmobiliarios del sur de Florida Están Reduciendo el Riesgo de Litigios Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
5
2023
Massachusetts High Court Reaffirms “Single Look Doctrine” For Evaluating Liquidated Damages Clause in Commercial Leases Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
3
2022
(UK) New Look Appeal Settled – What Does This Mean For CVAs? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
25
2016
Case Law Update: Covenant to Operate Golf Course Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
27
2020
Digital CEQA: New Executive Order Creates An Alternative Path For Complying With CEQA Notice, Posting And Public Review Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
10
2014
Growing Salaries for South Florida’s High-Tech Workers Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
17
2023
Structured Finance Industry Group Publishes ESG Best Practices for Auto ABS and RMBS Disclosures Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Mar
16
2022
Thinking of Establishing Florida Residency? What to Consider Before Changing Your Legal Residence Varnum LLP
Sep
18
2014
California Homeowners “Bluffed” Out Of Challenge To Coastal Permit To Rebuild Private Access Stairs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
2
2023
ELTIF 2.0 – Alternative to the Open-Ended Real Estate Mutual Fund? McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
26
2013
Orange County Set to Further Revise Transportation Impact Fee Rates Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Feb
27
2019
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Opportunity Zones, Brownfields Redevelopment, and Environmental Considerations in Real Estate Deals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
29
2022
How to Secure the Best Price and Terms in a Cell Tower Lease Sale Varnum LLP
Sep
23
2016
California Supreme Court Rejects "New Project" Test for Modifications to Previously Approved Projects Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
7
2020
Remote Notarization in Light of COVID-19 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
16
2023
FRB, FDIC, OCC and NCUA Testify at Congressional Oversight Hearings Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
8
2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
11
2019
All You Need to Know About Qualified Opportunity Zones. For Now. Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jul
16
2020
DRANO Revisited: Further Updates on the Doctrine of Clogging the Equity of Redemption Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
13
2020
New Guidance Allows Publicly-Offered REITs and RICs to Issue up to 90% of Qualifying Dividends in the REIT or RIC’s Own Stock Through the End of the Year Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
5
2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture Expands Crop Insurance under 2014 Farm Bill Varnum LLP
Dec
7
2023
NYC’s Zoning for Carbon Neutrality is Here to Stay Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
23
2013
Courts Are Open For Developer Seeking Release of Performance Bonds Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Nov
1
2016
Protecting Lenders from Environmental Liability for Foreclosed Properties Murtha Cullina
Oct
13
2014
Arizona Supreme Court to Decide if Borrowers and Guarantors Can Waive Fair Market Value Defense Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
 

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