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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
19
2018
FIU Bridge Collapse Brings Up Design, Safety Concerns Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Mar
17
2018
Update on Bridge Collapse at FIU Clifford Law Offices
Mar
16
2018
Property Taxes: Are Casinos Paying More Than Their Fair Share? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
16
2018
Sub-Clause 20.1 of the FIDIC Under Polish Law – Is it an Enforceable Time Bar? K&L Gates
Mar
16
2018
"Instant Bridge" Collapses in Florida Killing at Least Four People Clifford Law Offices
Mar
15
2018
Miami Micro-Units Solve for Both Tenant Affordability and Developer Profitability Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
14
2018
First Convictions for Corporate Bribery Target Construction and Property Katten
Mar
9
2018
Mercer County Superior Court Establishes Affordable Housing Obligations for West Windsor and Princeton Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
6
2018
Combining Tax-Exempt Bonds with Public-Private Partnerships under Current Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2018
Tenth Circuit Holds Bureau of Land Management Improperly Relied On Unsupported and Irrational Assumption in Analyzing Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2018
Tenth Circuit Takes Expansive View of the Definition of the Term “Mining,” Holding Wind Farm Project Needs Permit Prior to Commencement of Excavation in Tribal Mineral Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
28
2018
House Bill Would Limit Drive-by Lawsuits by Amending Title III of Americans with Disabilities Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
20
2018
Documenting Backcharges on Construction Projects Stark & Stark
Feb
16
2018
Second Circuit Permits Longer Look-Back Period for Repeat OSHA Violations Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
16
2018
“Avoid Groundhog Day – Get An Emergency Response Plan In Place!” Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
16
2018
Advocating for increased funding for affordable housing – MAHC’s 2018 Housing Day Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
14
2018
Proposed Bill Could Lead to Easier Approval of State Construction Contracts von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
13
2018
Filing a Residential Construction Lien in New Jersey Stark & Stark
Feb
12
2018
Developer Had No Right to Independent Counsel Based on a Possible Conflict of Interest for Carrier-Appointed Counsel Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
12
2018
The PennEast Pipeline: What Happens Next? Stark & Stark
Feb
7
2018
Pipeline Safety Update - Issue NO. 133 – February 7, 2018 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Feb
6
2018
Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2018
Summary of Amendments to Construction Lien Act Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
31
2018
The ongoing deconstruction of Carillion Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
26
2018
RFP for Entertainment Venue and RFQ for Banks Developer(s) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
26
2018
California Supreme Court Holds the Right to Repair Act Provides Exclusive Remedy for Construction Defect Claims Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jan
22
2018
California Supreme Court Affirms SB800 as Sole Remedy for Construction Defect Claims without Personal Injury Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
17
2018
Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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