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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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Aug
18
2014
SB 1360 Requires California Employers to Pay for Cool-Down Periods Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
17
2014
Top Ten Most Corrupt States in the U.S. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
17
2014
EPA Announces $11 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aug
16
2014
The Long-Term Economic Impact of Hurricanes Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
16
2014
California OSH Board Proposes Revisions to Heat Prevention Regulations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2014
OSHA Updates Cell Tower Directive Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2014
IRS Issues Additional Guidance with Respect to 2013 Beginning of Construction Rules for Wind and Other Renewable Projects McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
13
2014
Miami Building Permits: Use of Phased Permits on the Rise Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
12
2014
IRS Relaxes and Clarifies Renewable Energy Tax Credit Eligibility Requirements for Projects Under Construction Mintz
Aug
12
2014
The Hidden Impact Zoning Laws Have On Human Health McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
11
2014
Home Prices Keep Households Out of Market Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
2
2014
President Obama’s New Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Violations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
2
2014
New York High Court Finds Expert Failed to Satisfy Causation Requirement Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
31
2014
Atlantic Crossing: Delray Beach Gets a Makeover Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
29
2014
Bidding Requirement Clarified for Illinois Fire Protection Districts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
23
2014
Important Increase in Home Builder Sentiment Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
20
2014
6.5 Million U.S. Homes Worth Nearly $1.5 Trillion at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
16
2014
Principal Architects on Residential Projects Liable for Construction Defects Outside Their Control; Developers and Owners May Pay the Price Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2014
"It's Electric!": Recent Legislation Amplifies Licensure Requirements for Electricians and Provides Exemptions for Routine Maintenance Work von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul
9
2014
Panel Claw, Inc. v. Sunpower Corp., Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review Faegre Drinker
Jul
8
2014
California Supreme Court Upholds Design Professionals' Duty to Future Residential Purchasers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
2
2014
Judge Upholds Mine Operator’s Walk-Around Rights Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
1
2014
New York High Court Upholds Local Bans on Hydraulic Fracturing Bracewell LLP
Jun
30
2014
Architectural Copyrights Should Be Treated No Differently than Other Copyrights: Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev., Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
27
2014
North Carolina Bill Updates That Will Make Your Head Spin - Weekly Wrap-Up Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
21
2014
Fourth Circuit Reestablishes Subcontractors’ Right to Perfect Liens After Bankruptcy Filing Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
19
2014
Quirk In Florida State Code Enforcement Statute Presents Potential Issues for Investors Buying Distressed Properties Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jun
18
2014
Local Governments Employ Zoning to Create Harmony in Land Use [VIDEO] Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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