Construction, Property, Utilities, & Real Estate Law

HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot

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. 

National Law Review Property/Real Estate/Construction TwitterFor hourly updates on the latest construction and real estate law news, be sure to follow our Construction & Property Law X (formerly Twitter) feed, and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

Title
Custom text Organization
Oct
9
2014
Russian Response To Sanctions? Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
9
2016
UK Homeownership: To Buy or Not to Buy? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2013
The Bottom Is Out: Insurance and Your First Floor Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
14
2022
Does the Class Action Fairness Act Allow Appeals of Sua Sponte Remand Orders? Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
7
2019
Excess Exemption QTIP Trust & How It Works PracticePanther
Oct
23
2014
New Michigan Law Effective in 2015 is an Important Win for Cottage Owners Varnum LLP
Sep
2
2016
Michigan: No Prescriptive Rights Arise from Misuse of Dedicated Area Varnum LLP
Mar
14
2013
IRS Releases Audit Memorandum on Another Historic Tax Credits "HTC" Transaction Katten
Mar
28
2022
Louisiana Tax Commission Issues Statewide Advisory Regarding Severe Weather Event on March 22 Jones Walker LLP
May
7
2020
Los Angeles City Council Passes Ordinance to Expand Temporary Tenant Protections Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
20
2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Leaves Freeway Designation Up to Wisconsin Department of Transportation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
18
2023
New Online Tools Provide Communities with Information on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Oct
31
2014
Six Federal Agencies Jointly Approve Final Risk Retention Rule Katten
Sep
15
2016
FEMA to Cover 90 Percent of Public-Assistance Cost in Louisiana Flooding Jones Walker LLP
Mar
20
2013
Attorneys Can Be Considered Debt Collectors Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Varnum LLP
Apr
8
2022
Ohio Supreme Court Further Clarifies ‘Reasonable Diligence’ Standard under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
13
2020
Distressed Property and the Delaware Statutory Trust Structure: What New Capital Sources Need to Consider Polsinelli PC
Mar
2
2019
IRS to Publish Final Utility Allowance Regulations for LIHTC Properties Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
3
2023
Federal Jury: Trade Association and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions, $1.8B in Damages to Plaintiffs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
3
2013
Department of Energy (DOE) Issues Guide For Developing Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Land McDermott Will & Emery
May
19
2020
Louisiana Tax Commission Issues Additional Guidance on Property Tax Filing Deadlines Jones Walker LLP
Mar
15
2019
HUD to Accept MTW First Round Applications for Larger PHAs Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
22
2013
Upcoming Webinar: Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
12
2022
U.S. Supreme Court Decides Important Regulatory Taking Case In Favor of Property Owners Roetzel & Andress LPA
May
26
2020
Balancing New Technology and Privacy When Using Drones in Land Use and Construction Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
8
2023
Private Equity and REITs, Take Note! CMS Finalizes Nursing Facility Ownership Disclosure Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2016
Campbell v. City of Statesville: Politics and Impartiality Equals Oil and Water Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
26
2022
EPA Withdraws its Direct Final Rule to Adopt the New ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA Standard von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
 

NLR Logo

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins

 

Sign Up for e-NewsBulletins