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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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Jun
18
2021
Will the New UK Legislation to Manage COVID Rent Arrears Help Landlords and Tenants and Avoid an Insolvency Cliff Edge? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
13
2020
City of Portland to Rewrite its Land Use Ordinances Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
1
2015
City in California Ordered to Refund $10.5 Million in Beach Parking Fees Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
30
2023
Update: Proposal to Increase Tax on Chicago Real Estate Transfers Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
Apr
15
2014
Study Finds Housing Recovery Fully Taken Hold Nationwide Bilzin Sumberg
Jun
29
2021
Detailed Breakdown of the CFPB’s COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Final Rule Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
7
2018
RESPA and UDAAP Enforcement Following The PHH Decision: What To Expect Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
18
2015
Michigan Legislation Update: Horses, Taxes, Soil Erosion Permits Varnum LLP
Apr
11
2023
COVID-19 National Emergency Ends Sooner than Anticipated, Creating Risks for Mortgage Servicers Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
25
2014
Miami’s Golden Age re: South Florida's Condominium Market Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
31
2020
Are Your Mortgage Loan Officers Properly Compensated Under The Revised Overtime Rules? Jones Walker LLP
Oct
7
2015
A Shift In The Balance? re: Landlord Tenant Issues in the UK Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
17
2020
Fifth Circuit Class Action Litigation | Winter 2019/2020 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
15
2015
Judge Upholds Pennsylvania PUC Decision Granting Eminent Domain for Pipeline Facility Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
1
2023
Restrictive Covenants in Real Estate: Next Antitrust Enforcement Target? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2014
Tax Court Holds that a Trust can Qualify for the "Real Estate Professional Exception" of Section 469(c)(7) Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
2
2012
How to Pay for the Club Makeover Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
30
2018
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Amends Timing Provisions of Federal “Know Before You Owe” Rule Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
28
2020
QOZ Final Rules Part III: Additional Clarity for QOF and QOZ Business Qualifications Varnum LLP
Oct
28
2015
Land Use – Transportation Impact Fees Stark & Stark
Jun
2
2014
Robo-Signing Still Making Headlines As Wells Fargo Settles Another Lawsuit Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
16
2012
Court Catches Unsuspecting Policyholder in Property Insurance Traps Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
May
14
2018
UK Government Proposes Beneficial Owners Registry of Overseas Companies That Own UK Property Katten
Nov
20
2015
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Trustee of Land Trust is Entitled to Rescind Reverse Mortgage For Failure to Comply With TILA ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
28
2023
Supreme Court Issues Decision in Sackett v. EPA Rolling Back Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Certain Wetlands ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
16
2014
Cottage Transfers of Ownership without Uncapping Property Tax Broadened Under Michigan House Bill Varnum LLP
Sep
14
2012
Florida First District Court of Appeal Renders Important Decision Holding that Purchasers who Acquire Property with Knowledge of Contamination are Liable Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
30
2021
Boston's Acting Mayor is Rescinding the Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan. What's Next? Mintz
 

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