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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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Jun
19
2015
Amendments to Condominium Termination Law Impede Ability to Terminate Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
16
2019
New Higher Majority Requirement for Condominium Deconversions in Chicago: Here's What You Need to Know Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Feb
14
2023
Biden-Harris Administration Issues White Paper Addressing Tenants’ Rights Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Mar
13
2014
This Interest May Be Common, But It’s Still Privileged Re: California Evidence Rules Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
4
2017
US Senate Passes Tax Reform Legislation – Here Is What You Need to Know Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
7
2021
Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Sales Moving to Online Platforms Stark & Stark
Jul
1
2015
Chinese Buyers Lead International Purchases of U.S. Residential Real Estate, New Report Reveals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
28
2019
How Can Brand Owners and Retailers Proactively Manage Their Property Portfolio Costs? [VIDEO] Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
28
2023
First Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
21
2014
Fourth Circuit Holds Minority-Owned Corporation Can Bring Race Discrimination Suit Katten
Apr
16
2012
$25 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement Marks Turning Point for Industry Ifrah Law
Dec
28
2017
Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds that Restrictive Covenants Created as Part of a Common Scheme May Be Extended Beyond Thirty Years Only if Explicitly Allowed in the Original Instrument Mintz
Apr
30
2021
Senate Bill 57 Offers Property Tax Reduction Opportunity Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
14
2015
Inapplicability of the "One Year" Limitations Tolling Period of the N.C. Rules of Civil Procedure Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
14
2023
Food Hall Fever: Business & Legal Considerations for Owners, Operators & Vendors ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
7
2014
Burden of Proof in Virginia Divorce Cases - Separate vs. Martial Property Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
May
11
2012
Sentencing Panel Amends Guidelines for Mortgage Fraud Ifrah Law
Jan
15
2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impacts On The Real Estate Industry Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
10
2021
The New York State Power of Attorney Law Changes in 2021 Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jul
24
2015
It’s Time to Rewrite Wisconsin’s Single-Party Listing Agreement Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
20
2019
Appellate Court Tells CitiMortgage It Can’t Force “Repurchase” Of What No Longer Exists Bilzin Sumberg
Apr
15
2014
Eastern Pompano Beach (South Florida) is Open for Business Bilzin Sumberg
May
31
2012
Michigan Supreme Court to review Kim v JP Morgan Chase Varnum LLP
May
20
2021
Reform to Retail Prices Index (RPI) K&L Gates
Aug
6
2015
Flushing Out the Safe Harbor: “General Land Area Minimum” Offers Newton No 40B Shelter Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
30
2023
Reinstated HUD Rule Makes It Harder for Insurers To Defend Fair Housing Act Discrimination Claims ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
24
2014
Not So Fast On Your “No Pets” Policy Re: Rental Units McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
14
2018
Patents for Real Estate Searching on a Computer Are Invalid Under Section 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth
 

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