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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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2021
San Diego COVID-19 Building Service and Hotel Worker Recall Ordinance Survives Legal Challenge Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
26
2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Real Estate Transactions Katten
Aug
6
2014
Florida DFS Unclaimed Property Grab “Clearly Erroneous” Faegre Drinker
Nov
23
2012
Support Your Local Merchants Saturday and “Shop Small” U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
14
2018
HUD to Revise Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
25
2021
Automation and Logistics: Real Estate Considerations Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
24
2016
Life Sciences Lease: A Marathon, Not a Sprint Mintz
Nov
9
2021
Reeves County District Court Rules in Favor of Oil & Gas Operator in Produced Water Dispute Bracewell LLP
Apr
2
2020
Governor Abbot of Texas Issues New Order to Minimize Social Gatherings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2014
City of San Diego's Settlement Over Alleged Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Violations Results in Crackdown on Out-Of-Compliance Projects Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
4
2018
California Housing Legislation (2017-2018) [INFOGRAPHIC] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
22
2021
Virtual Building Code Inspections Now Being Implemented in Florida - What Does This Mean for You? Hill Ward Henderson
Mar
26
2016
Solar Spotlight: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Jul
25
2023
So You Want to Buy Distressed Real Estate Debt (Again)... Mintz
Sep
10
2014
New Eminent Domain Law May Require Business-Litigation Approach To Condemnation Cases Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
9
2013
Environmental Due Diligence Issues Clarified by EPA for 2013 and Beyond – Tenants and Other Operators Beware Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
9
2021
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing Ramps Up Enforcement of California’s “Ban-the-Box” Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
8
2016
The Business of Water Service in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
18
2014
Growing Trend: Private Investment in Infrastructure and Transportation Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
18
2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Four (Re: Constructing Loan Language) Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
24
2018
FTC Flexes FCRA Muscle with $3M Settlement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
21
2016
Difficulties Foreclosing in Massachusetts Murtha Cullina
Apr
12
2020
New Jersey Closes all Non-Essential Construction Projects Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
29
2014
Proposed Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) Rules Narrow “Right to Farm” Protection Varnum LLP
Feb
4
2013
California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
6
2018
Qualified Opportunity Zones: An Introduction to New Opportunities under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
14
2022
The Top 5 New Environmental Issues for Commercial Property Owners or Managers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
16
2020
Impact of COVID-19 Stimulus Checks on Property Tax and Rent Rebates for Pennsylvania’s Older Adults and Residents With Disabilities Norris McLaughlin P.A.
 

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