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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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Nov
1
2014
DOL Extends Comment Period for Contractor Equal-Pay-Report Rule Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Oct
30
2014
Real Estate: How Do I Find My Property Lines? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
30
2014
Supreme Court’s 2014-15 Term: Case Will Test an Important Limitation on the Ability to Challenge State Tax Laws McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
29
2014
California Update: New Laws Give Residential and Commercial Tenants Rights to Install EV Charging Stations and Streamline Residential Solar Permitting Mintz
Oct
28
2014
California Labor Contractor and Independent Contractor Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
28
2014
OSHA Issues Directive for Cranes & Derricks in Construction, Subpart CC Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2014
Construction Company on a Federally Assisted Project Pays Nearly $2 Million After Labor Department Investigation Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
22
2014
Lincoln Road, Miami Property Prices Soar Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
22
2014
New Jersey Municipal Engineer Is A “Public Employee” Entitled With Tort Claims Act Protections Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
13
2014
Appeals Panel Upholds ALJ’s Ruling that Worker was an Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
12
2014
Tennessee Legislature Passes Legislation Changing Requirements for Coverage of Sinkhole Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
10
2014
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Final Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
10
2014
Executive Orders Impose New Labor Requirements on Contractors Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
7
2014
Call Before You Dig: North Carolina's New "Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act" Takes Effect October 1, 2014 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
7
2014
California Governor Signs Off on New Tax-Increment Financing Structure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2014
"That's Not My Problem!" – Who is Responsible for Insurance of Tenant Improvements? von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
7
2014
Asheville, North Carolina Gets "In" On It: Innovation Districts and the Return of the Suburban Worker Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
7
2014
DOL Releases Final Rule Raising Minimum Wage For Employees Working On Covered Federal Contracts Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
4
2014
Court Block’s Developers Ploy to Avoid Additional Payments Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
3
2014
Homebuilding Outlook for The Remainder of 2014 Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
3
2014
Condo Developers Getting Relief From Washington - HR 2600 & S 2101 Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
3
2014
Recent Changes to the Law of Private Construction Contracts - Your Government is Here to Help You Again - Massachusetts Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Oct
2
2014
Missing Data Protocols Under California's AB1103 Energy Use Disclosure Rule and Other Important Facts You Need to Know Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
2
2014
Raleigh and State Are Close(r) on a Deal for "Destination" Dix Park Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
2
2014
UPDATE: Comment Period for Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Rethink of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines on Transportation Impacts in Extended Until November 21, 2014 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
2
2014
The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act Can Lead to Costly Liability Much Shelist, P.C.
Oct
2
2014
Illinois Court: Municipal Zoning and Stormwater Laws Apply to School District's Construction Project Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
30
2014
In California, AB 2222 Restricts Use of State Density Bonus Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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