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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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Mar
9
2012
New Jersey Appellate Court Resurrects COAH (Council on Affordable Housing) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Sep
6
2024
CFPB Penalizes VA Lender for Misrepresenting Cost of Cash-Out Refinance Loans Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
16
2023
FTC Seeks to Block Deal Between Top Mortgage Loan Technology Providers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
6
2015
Flushing Out the Safe Harbor: “General Land Area Minimum” Offers Newton No 40B Shelter Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
21
2021
Department of Energy Announces Initiative to Promote Greener HVAC Systems in Residential and Commercial Buildings Mintz
Feb
14
2018
Patents for Real Estate Searching on a Computer Are Invalid Under Section 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
13
2014
This Interest May Be Common, But It’s Still Privileged Re: California Evidence Rules Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
4
2021
Will the Biden Tax Plan Impact Your Estate Plan? Varnum LLP
Dec
20
2019
Two Pairs of Eyes Are Better Than One: Why Community Associations and Developers Should Have Separate Legal Counsel Ward and Smith, P.A.
Apr
5
2023
Think Before You Lease – Nuances of Leasing to Healthcare Service Providers Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
1
2018
Housing group settles FHA lawsuit alleging insurance-related discrimination against Section 8 landlords Ballard Spahr LLP
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
Apr
7
2014
Burden of Proof in Virginia Divorce Cases - Separate vs. Martial Property Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Sep
29
2015
Un Horizonte De Reformas Para El Popular Programa EB-5 Bilzin Sumberg
May
11
2012
Sentencing Panel Amends Guidelines for Mortgage Fraud Ifrah Law
Jun
29
2021
Post-COVID Needs: Less Space, Less Cost, Less Lease Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
22
2020
Final Regulations on Opportunity Zones Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
26
2023
Garden State “Developers:” SEC Sues Real Estate Investment Firm and its Principals for $630 Million Fraud Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Mar
29
2018
2017-18 Arizona Case Law Affecting Commercial Real Estate and Lending Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
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
10
2023
Planning Considerations for Out-of-State Real Estate, Mobile Homes and Foreign Real Estate von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr
24
2014
Not So Fast On Your “No Pets” Policy Re: Rental Units McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
23
2015
New Legislation (AB 802) To Replace Existing Energy Use Disclosure Law (AB 1103) Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
15
2021
Landlords Must Disclose Foreign Ownership to Federal Lessees Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
12
2020
Newly Expanded CFIUS Jurisdiction Mintz
May
25
2023
Keeping it Real (Estate): FTC Secures First Monetary Settlement Against Celebrity Endorsers Hunton Andrews Kurth
 
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