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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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13
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16
2020
A Streamlined Process: Expedited Temporary Outdoor Dining Permits For NYC Restaurants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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24
2024
High Expectations: New Jersey’s Rocky Road to Cannabis Consumption Lounges Norris McLaughlin P.A.
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5
2013
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Feb
2
2024
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Nov
9
2014
Protecting Your Lake Association Varnum LLP
Jun
13
2013
IRS Decision on Florida Community Development Districts: Commercial Is Out; Residential May Be In Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
27
2017
FAQs on Real Estate Revaluations Stark & Stark
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3
2020
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16
2024
Is Your Property Affected by the Building Safety Act? Katten
Nov
18
2014
Texas Supreme Court Denies Policyholder’s Discovery Regarding Claims Handling Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
20
2013
Interior Department Report Exposes Flaws in Federal Coal Leasing Program McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2010
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Feb
10
2017
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Frequently Asked Questions Stark & Stark
Jul
14
2020
Oregon Supreme Court Applies Landfill Closure Requirements Broadly in Kinzua Resources, LLC v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
2
2014
North Carolina Court of Appeals Addresses Limitations Period Applicable to Utility Easement Encroachment Claim Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
2
2019
Opportunity Zones Overview Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Jul
2
2013
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Jul
22
2020
What are commercial owners associations, and are they really that different from residential owners associations? Ward and Smith, P.A.
Mar
5
2024
2024 Litigation Look Ahead Series: In Property Takings Cases, Court Must Strike Careful Balancing Act Between Regulating Land Use, Protecting Property Rights Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
11
2013
Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Going Away? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
27
2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Concludes That Pollution Exclusion is Not Applicable Despite the Presence of Bat Guano On Residence von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
10
2017
Handgun Regulation in Community Associations Stark & Stark
Jul
30
2020
Splitting The Roll – Commercial And Industrial Property Owners May Face Significant California Property Tax Increases Starting As Early As The 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
13
2024
California’s Housing Overhaul Brings Significant Changes for Landlords and Tenants in 2024 Much Shelist, P.C.
Apr
29
2019
Church Ministering to Homeless/Needy Can Proceed with Most of its Religious Discrimination Claims Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
17
2013
New Energy Disclosure Requirement for Nonresidential Buildings in California ArentFox Schiff LLP
 

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