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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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Dec
18
2013
The Critical Role of the Foreclosure Receiver in Wisconsin von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
26
2017
Property Transfers Among Family Members Do Not Negate Innocent Party Status For Remediation Funding Grants - NJ Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun
3
2015
Real Estate Promoter Carlton Cabot Arrested – Is He the Worst Fraudster in Modern History? Mahany Law
Mar
25
2021
New York’s Proposed Tax on Mezzanine Debt, Preferred Equity May Have Adverse Implications for NY Lenders, Borrowers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
16
2019
New York City Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination Based on National Origin, Immigrant Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
8
2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Recent Developments: December 23, 2013 - January 3, 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
6
2011
Google, Microsoft Assume Roles of Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Web Ifrah Law
Aug
8
2024
Reacting to Tyler v. Hennepin County: Michigan Addresses Retroactivity of Legislative Fix Nelson Mullins
Jun
19
2015
OCC Revises Residential Real Estate Lending Guidance in Comptroller’s Handbook Katten
Feb
10
2023
Real Estate Agents Are Independent Contractors As A Matter Of Law If Requirements Met Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
7
2021
MEES Update K&L Gates
Oct
27
2019
Governor Newsom Signs Tenant Protection Act of 2019: What Residential Landlords Need to Know About the Capped Rent Increases and New Eviction Protocols Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
24
2014
Boilerplate Language May Brew Trouble McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan
11
2012
Regulatory Update: SEC Adopts Final Rules Defining "Accredited Investor" Consistent with Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
1
2015
Update On Challenging Wetlands Permitting Decisions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
3
2021
NYC Proposed Citywide Hotel Special Permit Moves into the Public Review Process Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
6
2019
New Law Aimed At Assisting Low Income Renters Invokes Additional Restraints on California Landlords Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Litigation Team Successfully Represents Commercial Landlord At Trial Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb
5
2012
Avoiding Pitfalls in Home Mortgage Foreclosures: Recent Changes to Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
28
2017
IRS Advisory May Limit Individuals’ Ability to Deduct 2017 Property Tax Prepayments ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
10
2023
Momentum for Streamlining and Subsidizing Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects Builds in Sacramento and San Francisco Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
10
2021
Pandemic-Driven Devalued Retail Real Estate Owners Should Seek Property Tax Reductions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
17
2014
Agricultural Programs Could Gain Higher Funding in 2014 Varnum LLP
Mar
7
2012
Legislation Proposed in State of Michigan to Declare Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
24
2015
Papal Visit to Philadelphia – Positive Economic Opportunities for Commercial/Retail Owners Stark & Stark
Mar
21
2023
Residential Landlord Provision That Can Cause Big Trouble
May
20
2021
Regis – Another Loss For Regis – Another Loss For UK Landlords In Their Battle Against CVAsUK Landlords In Their Battle Against CVAs Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
27
2014
Check the Zoning Regulations Before Operating a Business Out of Your Home! McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
 
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