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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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Jan
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2020
California Housing Legislation – 2019 Update Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2020
Enforceability of Arbitration Clause in Construction Agreement Stark & Stark
Jan
13
2020
2020 Renewable Energy Outlook: Strategies to Elicit Community Support ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
13
2020
When is a General Contractor's License Required for Emergency Remediation Services? Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jan
9
2020
Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
9
2020
What Can the Association Do About Damage From Water Infiltration Through Brick? Stark & Stark
Jan
7
2020
Insured’s Leaky “Abrupt” Interpretation of All-Risk Insurance Collapses Under Eleventh Circuit Scrutiny Carlton Fields
Jan
6
2020
Production Tax Credit Extended for Renewable Projects Beginning Construction in 2020
Jan
2
2020
A Christmas Gift From The Czech Government – Will The New Czech Building Act Speed Up The Construction Permitting Process And Help Boost Residential Construction? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
31
2019
QOZ Final Rules Part 1: More Flexibility to Invest Capital Gains Varnum LLP
Dec
30
2019
No Coverage to Builder for Beetle-Infested Logs Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
30
2019
OSHA Can’t Stop the Music, But Maybe Employers Should Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
27
2019
‘Coyotes’ on the Loose at Utah Construction Sites May Be Trouble for Contractors Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
24
2019
Building and Construction Industry Exemption from Withdrawal Liability Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
20
2019
Final Opportunity Zone Regulations Jones Walker LLP
Dec
19
2019
Constructing Additional Insured Coverage From A Certificate Of Insurance Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2019
Factors to Evaluate in Deciding Whether the Cost of Litigation Is Worth the Likely Return on Investment Stark & Stark
Dec
18
2019
10 Strategies For Planning A Successful Construction Project Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
17
2019
Illinois Determines Prevailing Wage Benefits No Longer Preempted by ERISA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
13
2019
Appeals Court Registers Objection to Superior Court Judgment Affecting Registered Land Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
13
2019
Claims against RIDOT – Important Judicial Decisions in 2019 Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
11
2019
In the Zone: GT Qualified Opportunity Zone News – December 2019 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
9
2019
Evangelical Church Sues Castle Hills, TX for Denying SUP for Sunday School Space Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
9
2019
School District Required To Pay for Construction Work Despite Void Contract Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
6
2019
Regulations Alert ! Rhode Island Contractors, Home Inspectors, & More Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
6
2019
Connecticut Supreme Court Fortifies Crumbling Foundation Claim Denials in Trio of Insurer Victories Carlton Fields
Nov
21
2019
Texas Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether Arbitrator or Court Must Decide Whether Arbitration Can be Conducted on a Class Basis Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
19
2019
Emerging Concerns Regarding Silica Exposure in the Engineered Stone Industry Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 

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