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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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Mar
4
2024
ALJ Rules That a Taxpayer Is a Qualified New York Manufacturer Even Though Qualifying Property Was Operated by a Third Party McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
19
2019
New Proposed Regulations on Qualified Opportunity Funds Released Hill Ward Henderson
Jul
18
2013
Property "Code Issues" and the Lone Escalators of Wyoming Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
16
2014
What Are My Tax Obligations In Business Dissolution? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
5
2020
Eleventh Circuit Determines AEGIS Must Defend Landlord in Security Deposit Class Action Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
11
2024
Florida's Affordable Housing Landscape: Legislative Updates and Policy Changes Nelson Mullins
Mar
28
2017
Massachusetts Court Mandates Full Payment of 40B Application Fee for Complete Application Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
24
2011
Brokers - Thou Shalt Not Accept Payments From More Than One Source In Connection With a Mortgage Loan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
New Russian Sanctions Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2020
Not Your Grandfather’s Nonconforming Structure: Mass. Appeals Court Clarifies Deadrick Decision, Discusses Difference Between Increasing an Existing Nonconformity and Creating a New One Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
22
2024
NYC’s Rent Stabilization Laws Upheld by Supreme Court in Light of Affordable Housing Challenges Nationwide ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
8
2019
Zoning Appeals Law Update: Miami PZAB Applies Incorrect Waiver Standard Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
6
2013
Busy North Carolina Court of Appeals Issues Rulings In Land Use Sphere Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
17
2017
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Allures and Legal Considerations of Pop-Up Shops Ward and Smith, P.A.
Mar
20
2011
Dancing with Danger: Who is at Fault When Concertgoers and Bar Patrons are Injured? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
3
2015
Determining How to Structure Your Family Farm Business, P.1 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
3
2024
Importance of Negotiating Assignment and Subletting Provisions in Health Care Leases Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
19
2013
I Rent Office Space In A High Rise Building. Who Is Responsible, The Landlord Or The Tenant, For Making It Compliant With The Americans With Disabilities Act? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
15
2011
New Texas Rule Creates Liabilities and Obligations for Operators of Inactive Oil and Gas Wells Bracewell LLP
Jan
15
2015
Fighting Back Against CFPB Demands--Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Bilzin Sumberg
Sep
21
2020
Maine Law Court Restricts Use of Easements for Development Permits Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
9
2024
AI in Real Estate: Prospects and Pitfalls Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
26
2022
Receiverships Under Michigan's New Assignment of Rents Act Miller Canfield
Aug
29
2013
Seventh Circuit Reverses $400,000 Sanction Against Qui Tam Attorney For Recruiting Relators, And Holds That Case Not Barred By Prior Qui Tam Lawsuit Against Same Defendant Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
23
2017
What are the Negative Consequences of Hoarding in a Community Association? Stark & Stark
Jan
23
2015
Supreme Court Eases Requirements for Homeowners Rescinding Mortgages Bilzin Sumberg
Apr
19
2024
Money Trees (and Office Greens): Why Real Estate Developers are Transforming Vacant Office Spaces into Trendy Urban Farms ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
25
2019
Increases in Transfer Tax Rates for New York City Properties Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
 
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