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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
25
2015
Today’s Contracts Enforceability Issues, Part III: Decoding Indemnity Clauses Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
22
2015
Investors and Real Estate Developers Should Keep an Eye on Changes to Tax Incentives and Funding Programs ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
17
2015
Sunset of Distressed Condominium Relief Act Extended Bilzin Sumberg
Jun
2
2015
Developed Lot Shortages Still a Lingering Problem for Builders Stark & Stark
May
31
2015
Documenting Your Build-to-Suit Transaction: The Importance of the Request for Proposal Foley & Lardner LLP
May
29
2015
Waters of the United States – D.C. Circuit May 15, 2015 Home Builders II Opinion Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
29
2015
Housing Building Jumps in April Bilzin Sumberg
May
21
2015
New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Construction Defect Plaintiff’s Entitlement to Counsel Fees in Confirming Coverage Available to Defendant Contractor Stark & Stark
May
21
2015
Infill and Adaptive Reuse – Is It Right For My Land Use Project? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
15
2015
Confined Space Regulations for the Construction Industry - Not Just for Excavation Anymore! Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
15
2015
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Confined Spaces in Construction Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
13
2015
2015 Arizona Legislative Amendments Affecting Real Estate Lending Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
May
12
2015
Indiana Repeals Common Construction Wage Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
4
2015
The Heat is On: What Employers Can Do to Protect Employees from Heat-Related Illness Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
30
2015
Jeff Porter Discusses Stricter EPA Guidelines Regarding Vapor Intrusion and what Builders and Developers Need to Know [VIDEO] Mintz
Apr
29
2015
Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. Miceli -- instructive case re res judicata (involving a builder's financial collapse) Armstrong Teasdale
Apr
27
2015
Second District Recognizes Possible New Theory of Recovery for Unpaid Subcontractors Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Apr
27
2015
Third District: Are Preliminary Engineering Services Protected Under Mechanics Lien Act? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Apr
23
2015
Practical Tips for New Construction Homebuyers Stark & Stark
Apr
17
2015
Ohio Court Re-affirms Economic Loss Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
17
2015
Recent Michigan Cases Address Ambiguous Construction Plans and Unjust Enrichment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
16
2015
What Prospective Homebuyers Should Look for When Evaluating Homes to Purchase Stark & Stark
Apr
13
2015
From Handshake to Ribbon Cutting: Lessons in Implementing Economic Development Incentives that Avoid Clawbacks McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
6
2015
Florida Senate Tightens Requirements for Construction Defect Claims Bilzin Sumberg
Apr
2
2015
Amendments to Arizona’s Purchaser Dwelling Act Impact Residential Construction Claims Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
27
2015
7th Circuit Rules That Title Insurer Is Not Liable for Construction Liens Resulting From Lender’s Failure to Fund
Mar
25
2015
Understanding the Relationship Between the Architect, General Contractor, Subcontractors and Building Inspector for Construction Defects Stark & Stark
Mar
23
2015
Construction Management Company Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government More than $1.1 Million To Settle a Qui Tam Case Alleging that the Company Falsely Claimed “Disabled Veteran” Status Tycko & Zavareei LLP
 

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