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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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Jul
16
2013
Study: Diluted Bitumen Poses No Greater Risk of Release from Pipelines than Conventional Crude Oil Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
12
2013
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Federal Subcontract Venue Clause Dispute Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Jul
11
2013
New York Vermiculite Regulation Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
11
2013
New Jersey High Court Overturns Abolition Of Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jul
11
2013
Arizona Legislature Adds New Limits on Indemnification in Public Construction Contracts Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
9
2013
Seventh Circuit Determines That Failing to Obtain a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit is a One-Time Violation of the Clean Air Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
19
2013
New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act Will Consolidate Economic Development Incentives Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun
19
2013
Procedures for Contractors Seeking to Participate in New Jersey Homeowner Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (RREM) Program Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun
5
2013
Bridge to Prosperity: New Bridge Between U.S. and Canada Approved Varnum LLP
Jun
3
2013
Despite High-Profile Collapses, More Than 10% of the Nation’s Bridges Remain Structurally Deficient Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
24
2013
What is the Significance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion? Much Shelist, P.C.
May
24
2013
You Signed What?! Indemnification Provisions in Construction-Related Agreements Much Shelist, P.C.
May
23
2013
Avoid Getting Burned when the Market Gets Hot: Address Your Construction HR Practices Now Much Shelist, P.C.
May
19
2013
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Notice Issued Regarding New Census Equal Employment Opportunity Tab Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
18
2013
Victory in Contract Bid Case: Not Necessary to Name Subcontractors When Bidding Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
18
2013
The Department of Energy Establishes Uniform Protocols for Determining Energy Efficiency Savings Mintz
May
6
2013
Department of Defense (DOD) Enacts Regulation Requiring a "Proposal Adequacy Checklist" Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
6
2013
An Update On North Carolina's New Lien Agent System Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
30
2013
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
29
2013
The State of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
29
2013
California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
29
2013
Green Construction Risks and Rewards Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
24
2013
IRS Issues “Begin Construction” Guidance for Renewable Energy Tax Credits Mintz
Apr
24
2013
IRS Issues Notice to Determine When Construction Begins for Purposes of Production Tax Credit, Investment Tax Credit McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
23
2013
The Florida Building Commission Clarifies the Application of the Florida Accessibility Code to Multifamily Housing Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
22
2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Determines When "Construction Begins" for Purposes of Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
19
2013
IRS Releases “Start Construction” Guidance for Renewable Energy Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
18
2013
New Court Decision Clarifies California Mechanic's Lien Valuation Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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