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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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Jun
1
2023
Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
30
2015
New Flexibility for Joint Ventures Using Tax-Exempt Bond-Financed Property Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
5
2021
Making Sense of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) Post New Look and Regis - A UK Retailer's Perspective Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
20
2014
Lenders Face Difficulties Complying with Wisconsin’s New Mortgage Satisfaction Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
17
2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 17, 2012 Mintz
Nov
22
2015
Taxpayers Stand to Lose Under Chicago’s Lease Tax VDA Offer McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
24
2021
Is A Restriction Tantamount To A Prohibition? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
11
2020
Community Association Meetings During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Or Any Other Time of Crisis) Stark & Stark
Oct
8
2012
Dock Permitted at Access Easement – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Varnum LLP
Jun
7
2018
CFPB expected to dismiss PHH case Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
15
2023
OFAC Expands Russian Sanctions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
18
2015
Condominium Developers Beware! New Illinois Supreme Court Decision Confirms Chicago Municipal Code Creates a Broad Private Cause of Action for Misrepresentation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
1
2021
The CFPB’s New COVID-19 Procedural Safeguard Rules Pose Significant Compliance Challenges for Mortgage Servicers Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
18
2020
HOA Boards and the Coronavirus Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jul
16
2014
Is Your Out-of-State LLC “Doing Business” in California? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
1
2012
District Court Reverses and Holds That "Correct" Name, Not "Legal" Name, Required on UCC-1 Financing Statement Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
6
2016
New PATH Act Changes Rules for Foreign Investment in US Real Estate and for REITs re: Real Estate Investment Trust Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
20
2021
Is Shareholder Approval Required To Mortgage Corporate Property? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
23
2020
Environmental Considerations: Identifying Risks and Protecting Assets in Turbulent Times Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
5
2023
Reforming Cost-Benefit Calculations under Circular A-4: Implications for Environmental Rulemaking Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
23
2016
Residential Real Estate Marketing Services Agreements: Not Worth the Regulatory Risk Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
29
2021
Charitable Health Systems and Other Owners of Tax-Exempt Property with Operations in Ohio Should Prepare for Upcoming Changes to Real Property Tax Exemption Laws Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
27
2012
Cell Tower Lease Buyouts, Good or Bad? Varnum LLP
Aug
6
2018
Six Years Ago, I Said This Was A Mistake And Now The Legislature Agrees Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
13
2023
Despite challenges, deals still happening on Chicago's Mag Mile Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
Feb
12
2016
FIRPTA Tax Withholding Set to Increase Effective February 16, 2016 Mintz
Dec
18
2012
EPA Provides Comfort to Prospective Tenants at Contaminated Properties Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
4
2018
CFPB Provides Additional Guidance on HMDA Partial Exemption Ballard Spahr LLP
 
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