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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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Apr
12
2011
"Pay Under Protest" Procedure for "Other Exactions" Is Not Applicable to All Development Exactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2019
CFPB Releases Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Katten
Sep
30
2016
The New Wild West: Considerations for Commercial Landlords and Tenants in the Era of Open and Concealed Carry of Firearms von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
May
21
2022
Massachusetts Appeals Court Excuses City’s Notice-by-Mail Fail Pierce Atwood LLP
May
28
2020
Seller Beware: Coordinating Brownfields Redevelopment With Remediation K&L Gates
Aug
25
2013
Win For Life Insurer In Unclaimed Property Arena Faegre Drinker
May
14
2011
Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mar
22
2019
Brokers Beware, Next Antitrust Liability Target Is your brokerage at risk? Carlton Fields
Oct
27
2016
How Do Zoning Regulations Generally Work? [VIDEO] Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
7
2022
June 2022 Food and Beverage Review: Real Estate Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
20
2023
IRS Issues Guidance for Developers, Investors Seeking to Qualify for Energy Community Bonus Credits Under Inflation Reduction Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
13
2013
Showdown in the Richmond: The City of Richmond Threatens Eminent Domain on Underwater Loans Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2011
Application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to California Delta Smelt Does Not Violate Commerce Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2022
Infrastructure Spending’s Impact On Franchise Sites Stark & Stark
Apr
27
2023
CFPB Issues Guidance to Lenders and Collectors on So-Called Zombie Second Mortgages Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Oct
1
2013
Negotiating the Lease for New Office Space Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Dec
13
2016
New Forms May Alleviate Some Concerns About Massachusetts Notarizations Murtha Cullina
Jun
16
2020
Riot-Related Damage and Income Losses are Covered under Most Business Owners’ Policies Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
20
2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses Covenant von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov
9
2014
Protecting Your Lake Association Varnum LLP
Jun
30
2020
Wrong Procedure Costs City $1 Million Dollar Judgment Against Developer it Fined for Building Without Permits Pierce Atwood LLP
May
27
2023
Supreme Court Holds Forfeiture of Tax Sale Surplus Proceeds is a Governmental Taking Nelson Mullins
Oct
30
2013
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Brokers – What About George Babbitt? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
18
2011
NJDEP Releases Final Rules for Its Site Remediation Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
27
2017
FAQs on Real Estate Revaluations Stark & Stark
Nov
18
2014
Texas Supreme Court Denies Policyholder’s Discovery Regarding Claims Handling Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
7
2020
Supreme Court Declares TCPA Government-Debt Exception Unconstitutional but Severs Provision to Preserve Remainder of TCPA K&L Gates
Nov
9
2013
A New Michigan Tax Law May Help Families Avoid Uncapping on Certain Inter-Family Real Property Transfers Dickinson Wright PLLC
 
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