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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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16
2020
The CDC’s Eviction Moratorium and the Pending Lawsuit to Stop It Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
31
2019
Supreme Court Maximizes Statute of Limitations for Relators Suing Under the False Claims Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
20
2014
California Supreme Court to Review Denial of Homeowner’s Private Beach Access Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
29
2013
Property Policy Covers Equipment in Temporary Storage Facility Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Jul
25
2022
Community Association Building Blocks - Privacy and Data Security [VIDEO] Ward and Smith, P.A.
Feb
20
2011
Extreme Makeover: Arts Edition Paducah, Kentucky Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2020
Residential Eviction Protections and California Consumer Financial Protections Pass Muster During 2020 Legislative Session Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
18
2017
What is a Federal Right-of-Way Lease for Oil and Gas? Holland & Hart LLP
Jan
3
2015
H.R. 2600: Good News for Condo Developers Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Apr
17
2024
KELLER WILLIAMS IN TCPA TROUBLE AGAIN: Big Jurisdictional Loss Further Erodes Argument Real Estate Brokers Aren’t Responsible for Conduct of Agents Troutman Amin, LLP
Mar
13
2011
Big Banks Can Fund Mortgage Aid Programs If Government Won’t, Says Democrat Barney Frank Center for Public Integrity
Oct
15
2020
COVID-19 Commercial Real Estate Update: Quarter Day Analysis and Room for Optimism Faegre Drinker
Jun
28
2019
Miami-Dade County Zoning Law: Mandatory Minimum Electric Vehicle Parking Ordinance Passed Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
16
2015
Fresh Bill In Newly-Convened North Carolina State Legislature Aims At Condemnation Powers Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
26
2024
Maine Law Court Upholds Sanctions Against Pro Se Litigant in Foreclosure Cases Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
18
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Releases Exam Procedure Updates For Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
24
2022
Real Estate Leases in the Hemp and Cannabis World Ward and Smith, P.A.
Apr
12
2011
"Pay Under Protest" Procedure for "Other Exactions" Is Not Applicable to All Development Exactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2017
Dealing with Allocations of Tax Liabilities in Non-IRS Agreements McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
23
2015
CFPB Finalizes Minor Changes to “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Rules Katten
May
9
2024
Importance of Negotiating Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Obligations in Health Care Leases Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
25
2013
Win For Life Insurer In Unclaimed Property Arena Faegre Drinker
May
14
2011
Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nov
24
2020
London Real Estate Practice Quarterly Update for Overseas Investors | Autumn 2020 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
25
2019
IRS Change in Application Requirements for Obtaining Employer Identification Number Could Affect Many International Investors in U.S. Real Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
5
2017
Assignments of Rent – A Dangerous Intersection of State and Federal Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
6
2015
Floating or Fixed Rates: Considerations in Choosing a Commercial Real Estate Mortgage McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
19
2024
Empowering Agent and Employee Wellness in the Real Estate Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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