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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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2012
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9
2021
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8
2020
State-Level Rent Relief Due to COVID-19 Impacts: California Governor Newsom’s Executive Order Explained Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
11
2018
Mortgage Industry Urges CFPB to Make Changes to Lo Comp Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
10
2016
Negative Pledge Pros and Cons Murtha Cullina
Dec
23
2021
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Lease Negotiations: Why Healthcare Practices Should Use Real Estate Brokers [PODCAST] Roetzel & Andress LPA
Apr
11
2020
COVID-19 and Like-Kind Exchanges and Opportunity Zone Investments Polsinelli PC
Oct
23
2018
Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Q&As Katten
Sep
10
2014
Growing Salaries for South Florida’s High-Tech Workers Bilzin Sumberg
Apr
19
2016
Increased Costs Shifting South Florida Apartment Construction Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
12
2022
New Legislation Permanently Allows Community Association Members to Participate in Member Meetings Via Remote Communication Stark & Stark
Nov
2
2018
A Guide to Key Opportunity Zone Regulations For Real Estate Transactions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
18
2014
California Homeowners “Bluffed” Out Of Challenge To Coastal Permit To Rebuild Private Access Stairs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
9
2016
Senate May Consider Combined THUD and MilCon-VA Appropriations Bills This Week; FTA Issues Safety Directive to WMATA Ordering Immediate Safety Improvements Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
26
2013
Orange County Set to Further Revise Transportation Impact Fee Rates Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
28
2022
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Propels the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry K&L Gates
Sep
13
2023
Agencies Issue Final Rule to Amend the 2023 “Waters of the United States” Definition Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
14
2018
US BUILD Act Clarifies Tenant Standing for Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Protections from Contaminated Property Liability Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2016
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Developer’s Ability to Disclaim the Implied Warranty of Habitability Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
8
2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
6
2018
Condemnor’s Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith is Restricted to Just Compensation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
5
2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture Expands Crop Insurance under 2014 Farm Bill Varnum LLP
Jun
10
2016
IRS Issues Temporary and Proposed Regulations Focused on REIT/RIC Conversion Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
23
2013
Courts Are Open For Developer Seeking Release of Performance Bonds Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
3
2022
(UK) New Look Appeal Settled – What Does This Mean For CVAs? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
27
2020
Digital CEQA: New Executive Order Creates An Alternative Path For Complying With CEQA Notice, Posting And Public Review Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2023
Massachusetts High Court Reaffirms “Single Look Doctrine” For Evaluating Liquidated Damages Clause in Commercial Leases Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
22
2018
CGL Insurer Ordered to Pay Purely Economic Loss Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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