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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
2
2020
OSHA Enforcement for Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, 2018-2019: By the Numbers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
28
2020
No Duty to Defend If No Fortuity and No Occurrence Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
28
2020
U.S. Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Is Forum Non Conveniens a Viable Defense? Mintz
Feb
27
2020
Religious Use Law in South Florida [Podcast] Bilzin Sumberg
Feb
27
2020
To the Victor Go the Spoliation Sanctions: Eastern District of Louisiana Exercises Inherent Power to Issue Sanctions for Spoliation Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
26
2020
New Jersey Labor Department Issues Companies Stop-Work Orders for Wage Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
25
2020
Inadvertent Construction Defects Are an ‘Occurrence’ Under the CGL Insurance Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
25
2020
Maine Enacts Affordable Housing Tax Credit Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
25
2020
New York’s Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act Sends Positive Signals to Renewable Energy Developers, and Revamps Renewable Siting Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
25
2020
Ninth Circuit Rejects RLUIPA Facial Challenge Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
24
2020
Breaking: Mass. High Court Rules Municipality’s Acquisition of Prescriptive Easement Isn’t a Taking Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
21
2020
Baltimore County’s Zoning Code Found to Violate RLUIPA’s Equal Terms Provision Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
14
2020
Construction Contractors Take Note: OFCCP’s Industry-Focused Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) May Prove Helpful in Preparing for Anticipated “Compliance Check” Reviews Carlton Fields
Feb
4
2020
Hold Your Water – Navigating the new rule defining “Waters of the United States” Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
3
2020
Who Gets To Decide Whether Class Arbitration Is Available? It Just Might Be The Arbitrator Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2020
Housing in California in 2020: A Look Ahead and a Lesson in Try, Try Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2020
Commentary on the Final Opportunity Zone Regulations Polsinelli PC
Jan
31
2020
Diving into OFCCP’s Construction Contractor Technical Assistance Guide Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2020
The CCPA for the Land Title Industry: CCPA Resources and Compliance Tips (Part 3 of 4) Carlton Fields
Jan
29
2020
Rapid Transit Zones in Miami-Dade County Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
28
2020
Highlights From The Final Opportunity Zone Regulations McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
28
2020
QOZ Final Rules Part II: Foreign Investors & Longer Permitted Startup Periods Varnum LLP
Jan
27
2020
Governor Murphy Releases 2019 Energy Master Plan – New DEP Rules Will Require Builders to Consider Climate Change Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
27
2020
Senator Tim Scott Considers Bill to Modify Opportunity Zones Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
27
2020
U.S. Mayors Heat Up D.C. with Local Perspectives on ‘Hot’ Opportunity Zones Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
26
2020
A Cautionary Tale: Resist the Impulse to Exert Pressure on Your Expert to Give Opinions They Don’t Really Believe Stark & Stark
Jan
23
2020
Medical Marijuana Protections Continue to Expand in New Jersey K&L Gates
Jan
16
2020
New Jersey Court Orders Employer to Reimburse Worker for Medical Marijuana Expenses in Workers’ Compensation Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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