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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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2020
COVID-19 and Like-Kind Exchanges and Opportunity Zone Investments Polsinelli PC
Feb
12
2013
Lenders: Read This Before Foreclosing a Membership Club Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
9
2016
Senate May Consider Combined THUD and MilCon-VA Appropriations Bills This Week; FTA Issues Safety Directive to WMATA Ordering Immediate Safety Improvements Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
12
2022
New Legislation Permanently Allows Community Association Members to Participate in Member Meetings Via Remote Communication Stark & Stark
Oct
8
2014
Canada’s P3 Success - Public Private Partnerships Bilzin Sumberg
Nov
14
2018
US BUILD Act Clarifies Tenant Standing for Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Protections from Contaminated Property Liability Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2013
Tell Me More: New Landlord Disclosure Requirements in 2013 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
May
26
2016
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Developer’s Ability to Disclaim the Implied Warranty of Habitability Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
28
2022
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Propels the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry K&L Gates
Sep
13
2023
Agencies Issue Final Rule to Amend the 2023 “Waters of the United States” Definition Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
6
2018
Condemnor’s Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith is Restricted to Just Compensation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
14
2013
Lenders Beware -- California Decision May Ignite Next Wave of Lender Liability Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
10
2016
IRS Issues Temporary and Proposed Regulations Focused on REIT/RIC Conversion Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
2
2014
Securities Class Action Dismissed Where Information Was Publicly Available - Reinschmidt v. Zillow, Inc. Katten
Dec
22
2018
CGL Insurer Ordered to Pay Purely Economic Loss Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
3
2022
(UK) New Look Appeal Settled – What Does This Mean For CVAs? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
5
2023
Massachusetts High Court Reaffirms “Single Look Doctrine” For Evaluating Liquidated Damages Clause in Commercial Leases Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
27
2020
Digital CEQA: New Executive Order Creates An Alternative Path For Complying With CEQA Notice, Posting And Public Review Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2013
Bill Introduced to Restore California Cities' Ability to Require Affordable Housing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2016
Cómo los Desarrolladores Inmobiliarios del sur de Florida Están Reduciendo el Riesgo de Litigios Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
16
2022
Thinking of Establishing Florida Residency? What to Consider Before Changing Your Legal Residence Varnum LLP
Oct
17
2023
Structured Finance Industry Group Publishes ESG Best Practices for Auto ABS and RMBS Disclosures Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
25
2016
Case Law Update: Covenant to Operate Golf Course Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
29
2022
How to Secure the Best Price and Terms in a Cell Tower Lease Sale Varnum LLP
Nov
2
2023
ELTIF 2.0 – Alternative to the Open-Ended Real Estate Mutual Fund? McDermott Will & Emery
May
7
2020
Remote Notarization in Light of COVID-19 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
28
2013
Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
16
2020
DRANO Revisited: Further Updates on the Doctrine of Clogging the Equity of Redemption Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
 

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