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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
2023
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May
5
2020
COVID-19: Tax Considerations for REITs Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
13
2019
Pennsylvania Court Rules that State Owns Minerals under Turnpike Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
6
2016
Bankruptcy Homeowners Cannot Surrender Residence in Bankruptcy and Later Fight Lender’s Foreclosure Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
4
2022
Environmental Justice Consideration in Affordable Housing Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
31
2023
Los Angeles ULA ‘Mansion Tax’ Survives Latest Bout Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
26
2013
How Would You Describe Healthcare Real Estate Right Now? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
1
2016
Amending a Construction Lien Claim in New Jersey Stark & Stark
Apr
16
2022
Predispute Employment Arbitration Agreements in Real Estate Industry After Enactment of New Limits Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
15
2020
5th Circuit Upholds Non-Compete Provision Despite Former Employee’s Forfeiture of Stock Options, Which Constituted Express Consideration for Restrictive Covenant Agreement Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
4
2013
Hydraulic Fracturing Bans: New York Appellate Court Affirms Zoning Bans at the Local Level Bracewell LLP
Nov
21
2016
Rule Against Perpetuities and Leases in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
2
2022
Real Estate in the Metaverse: What Is Digital Real Estate? Why Does It Matter? ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
6
2023
HUD Revises the HECM Program in Response to Changing Market Conditions Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
16
2013
Additional Annual Reporting Requirements, Authority for “Age-Restricted Housing” Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts on Horizon for Indiana Redevelopment Commissions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
13
2016
Funding Mass Transit with Transit-Oriented Development Bilzin Sumberg
Dec
13
2023
The Corporate Transparency Act: Through a Real Estate Lens K&L Gates
May
27
2020
Real Estate Development in the Time of Coronavirus: Massachusetts – Update 5/27/20 Pierce Atwood LLP
May
22
2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Recent Updates: April 4, 2013 - May 3, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
10
2017
Construction Liability Insurance: Replacing Roof Is Not Demolition Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
4
2024
HOME BUYERS BEWARE: Court Cracks Down on Unsolicited Texts Offering to Buy Homes for Cash Troutman Amin, LLP
May
29
2020
NYC Law Renders Some Commercial Lease Guarantees Unenforceable Katten
May
30
2013
First Circuit Court Holds Aiding And Abetting Liability Requires Material Assistance In The Violation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
6
2010
Large Tracts of Land Not Immune from Zoning Regulation Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
27
2017
Gymboree – Next Retailer Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing? Stark & Stark
Jun
14
2022
New Bill in Ohio House Could Dramatically Change Eminent Domain Law Roetzel & Andress LPA
Jan
9
2024
Boston Adds Updated Inclusionary Development Policy to the Zoning Code—What Questions Remain? Goulston & Storrs
Jun
8
2020
New York Estate Tax and Its Dreaded “Cliff” Wiggin and Dana LLP
 

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