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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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Mar
24
2012
Indiana Court Holds Surety Liable on Performance Bond Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
23
2012
New Bill Seeks to Automatically Debar and Significantly Restrict Contingency Contractors Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
22
2012
EPA Issues 2012 Construction General Permit Without Numeric Turbidity Limit; Hosts Webinar to Introduce Permit Changes Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
22
2012
OSHA Fines Double for FY 2011 Asst. Secretary Claims They Are “Still Quite Low” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
21
2012
U.S. Department of Justice Postpones ADA Requirements for Swimming Pools and Spas Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
20
2012
The Ever Expanding Reach of Michigan’s Construction Lien Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
18
2012
Senate Democrats Insist That They Need a Little “RESPECT;” Seek to Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
16
2012
Update! Rumors of the Premature Death of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act Greatly Exaggerated Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Mar
16
2012
Time is on Your Side - ADA Pool Lift Regulations Suspended for 60 Days for Existing Pools Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
14
2012
Protecting Your Rights as an Additional Insured: Why a Certificate of Insurance Is Not Enough Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
14
2012
Mitigating Green Building Risks Through Green Building Contracts Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
11
2012
The Noise Over ADA Pool Lifts is a Distraction from the More Time Sensitive Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
10
2012
EPA Seeks Comment on Minor Reinterpretation of Rules on PCBs in Building Materials Mintz
Feb
24
2012
New Requirements on Construction Site Stormwater Mintz
Feb
13
2012
Audit Evaluates Compliance with Accounting and Reporting Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
30
2012
More Plat-Created Headaches for Michigan Waterfront Property Owners Varnum LLP
Jan
27
2012
Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed Mintz
Jan
24
2012
LEED 101: A Look at the Proposed LEED Update – LEED 2012 Mintz
Jan
17
2012
Washington Covenant Judgment Scrutinized and Greatly Reduced Williams Kastner
Jan
12
2012
Equity vs. Non-Equity Club Dynamics Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
20
2011
CEQ Issues Draft Guidance to Promote Efficient NEPA Environmental Reviews Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
19
2011
Treasury Clarifies 5 Percent Safe Harbor Ownership Guidelines for Section 1603 Grants for Renewable Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
12
2011
Condo Relief -- Extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act ? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Dec
12
2011
Act Now to Secure Your Florida HB 7207 Development Order and Permit Extensions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
10
2011
Contractors will not be Punished for Using a Sample Form in the Washington Mechanics’ Lien Statute: Common Sense Prevails Williams Kastner
Dec
4
2011
Lead-Based Paint: What Lenders Should Know About Pre-1978 Housing Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
21
2011
Housing Crisis to Deepen? Millions More Homes at 'Imminent Risk of Default' Study Says Center for Public Integrity
Nov
20
2011
The Top 10 Construction Risks Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
 

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