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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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Apr
18
2013
IRS Provides Guidelines as to Beginning of Construction for Purposes of the Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit and Energy Investment Tax Credit Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
13
2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
9
2013
Construction Teaming Agreements – For Better or Worse von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
20
2013
Recent Indiana Case Addresses No-Lien Contract, Residential Mechanic’s Lien, and Personal Liability Notice Statute Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
19
2013
Illinois Legislature Overrules Cypress Creek and Resolves Controversial Mechanics’ Lien Enhancement Issue In Favor Of Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
19
2013
Déjà vu All Over Again: Michigan Meets Another Roadblock in Effort to Limit Project Labor Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
15
2013
New Law Delays the Effective Date of the New Wisconsin Electrical License Statute von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
14
2013
Proposed North Carolina Law to "Clarify" Reach of Zoning Power: If Proposed Law Is Not Adopted, Is Existing Law Ambiguous? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
13
2013
California Energy Commission Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Use Disclosures Mintz
Mar
10
2013
Risk Analysis Essential In Today's Economy McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
5
2013
Disappearing Florida: The Risks of Sinkholes in the Sunshine State Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Feb
24
2013
Who Picks Up the Tab for Delinquent Condo Owner Assessments? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
14
2013
Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case May Limit Additional Insured’s Rights and Indemnity Obligations in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2013
What is Substantial Completion and Why is it Important? Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
31
2013
Avoiding Pitfalls of Performing Work for Public Entities Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
29
2013
New Jersey Governor Adopts FEMA Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps as a DEP Standard (Department of Environmental Protection Standard) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
28
2013
Make a Resolution to Improve Job Site Safety for a Safe 2013 Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
18
2013
Healthcare Providers Push Forward with Significant Construction or Renovation Projects Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
17
2013
New Wisconsin Electrical Statute Creates Lighting Maintenance Challenge For Facility and Property Management Industry von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan
15
2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Another Thing about Waivers . . . Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
10
2013
EPA Backpedals on Stormwater Rule Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
4
2013
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Asbestos Exclusion von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan
3
2013
Wrong Claim Construction Leads to Erroneous Infringement and Validity Findings McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
3
2013
New Jersey Construction Lien Law Interpreted Favorably For Owners and Developers Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Dec
29
2012
EPA Tightens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
28
2012
Illinois Court Rejects Subcontractor’s Claim for Delay Damages Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
27
2012
Seventh Circuit – “Created or Suffered” Exclusion of a Title Insurance Policy With a Mechanic’s Lien Endorsement Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
27
2012
"Blanket" AI Endorsement Leads to Big Exposure Williams Kastner
 

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