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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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Jan
25
2020
Multifamily Owners: New Laws Provide Opportunity to Add Units Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
16
2014
Lenders Beware – The Steinberger Decision in Arizona Leaves Lenders Vulnerable to a Defaulting Homeowner's Delay Tactics Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Aug
2
2012
EEOC Sues Kanbar Property Management for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
23
2023
Investigations Involving Alleged Redlining Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
29
2021
Office Developers Signal an Upward Turn in the Market Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
31
2014
Developer-Prepared Cost Comparisons Can Show Economic Infeasibility Under CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
15
2012
Retail Did You Know? Retailers Under New Pressure Regarding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
2
2023
Reminder: The FTC “Safeguards Rule” Compliance Date is June 9 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
11
2018
What is blockchain and how will it affect me? Mintz
Oct
19
2015
House Financial Services Committee Puts Spotlight on Housing; DOL to Make Changes to Fiduciary Rule
Aug
11
2021
Pandemic Fuels Continued Growth of California Industrial Market Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
5
2020
Property Owners: Before You White-Wash Graffiti, You Might Want to Reconsider Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Sep
12
2012
Massachusetts Imposes Additional Restrictions on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures; May Now Require Loan Modification in Lieu of Foreclosure Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
10
2023
U.S. Supreme Court Defines Regulated Freshwater – Wetlands Under the Clean Water Act Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
4
2018
New Michigan Receivership Act Makes Commercial Real Estate Receiverships an Attractive Option for Mortgage Secured Creditors Varnum LLP
Aug
26
2021
Oregon Bans Home Buyers’ ‘Love Letters’ to Sellers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
18
2020
Coronavirus Challenges for Commercial Landlords Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Jun
24
2014
New Repair Regulations Affect All Taxpayers McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
16
2023
Agencies Issue Proposed Interagency Guidance on Real Estate Appraisal Reconsiderations of Value Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
30
2015
Obama Administration Encourages Private Investment in Natural Resources Mitigation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2021
Property Damage Suffered as a Result of Hurricane Ida Must be Considered by Assessors into Determining the Fair Market Value Jones Walker LLP
Mar
23
2020
Fourth Circuit Applies Spokeo to Bar RESPA Section 8 Class Action Claim Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
26
2023
CFIUS Determines it Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Chinese Land Acquisition Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
21
2021
What Are the 3 Types of ‘Takings’ for Eminent Domain Cases in the US? Roetzel & Andress LPA
Mar
25
2020
Poland: First Proposal of Support Measures Due to COVID-19 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
18
2014
Synthetic Investment in U.S. Real Estate by Foreign Investors Bilzin Sumberg
Nov
9
2012
The Fine Print of Natural Gas Property Rights: Cautionary Lessons from Western Ohio and New York McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
22
2018
Sixth Circuit Swan Creek Opinion Foley & Lardner LLP
 

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