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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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Jan
28
2016
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Upholds Philadelphia’s Definition of a Family for Zoning Purposes Stark & Stark
Jun
14
2023
Court Granted Mandamus Relief To Vacate A Temporary Restraining Order In A Fiduciary Case Winstead
Nov
21
2012
"Novel" Joint Tenancy Argument May Protect Real Property Assets of Madoff Widow Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
15
2016
Wisconsin Real Estate: "AS-IS" Clause is Not Shield Against Misrepresentation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
23
2023
Updated Texas Property Tax Incentives Program Adds New Wrinkles Bracewell LLP
Dec
9
2012
Collateral Granted by Subsidiaries to Secure Parent's Debts is Avoided in Bankruptcy: A Cautionary Lesson for Lenders Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Mar
27
2020
Staying the Course: Assessment Collection During (and After) the Coronavirus Pandemic Stark & Stark
Mar
7
2016
Local Wetlands Bylaw Decision Survives Pre-emption Challenge Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
19
2014
Foreign Investors Still Stimulating Miami’s Real Estate Boom Bilzin Sumberg
Jun
23
2023
Rhode Island State LIHTC: Another Step Towards Affordable Housing Polsinelli PC
Nov
2
2021
Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter November 2, 2021 Goulston & Storrs
Mar
31
2020
NJ Gov. Murphy and State Director of Emergency Management Clarify Permissible Operations for Certain Businesses Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
29
2018
Let it Burn: Court Does Not Believe Defendant Intentionally Destroyed Records to Avoid Identification of Potential Plaintiffs in FCRA Class Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
22
2016
New Standards for American Land Title Association (ALTA) Surveys Take Effect Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
12
2023
FHA Proposes New Partial Claim Loss Mitigation for Struggling Borrowers Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nov
17
2021
Must An Assignment Be In Writing? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
3
2020
Foreclosure and Forbearance Under the CARES Act Ward and Smith, P.A.
Oct
11
2018
Supreme Judicial Court Limits Use of 'In Pari Delicto' Defense Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Apr
6
2016
U.S. P3 Market is Ripe for Growth Bilzin Sumberg
Sep
11
2014
The Cost-Only Rule Applies To FOIA Fees For Illinois Property Tax Records Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jan
15
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 14, 2013 Mintz
Dec
6
2021
California Expands Crackdown on Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
7
2020
California Judicial Council Adopts Rule Tolling State of Limitations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
22
2018
Central Sea Port PPP Project in Poland – “Anchors Aweigh and Full Speed Ahead” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
18
2016
PHH v. CFPB: "What is a Kickback?" Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
25
2014
Fourth Circuit Holds That Insurer Waived Right to Rescind Commercial Property Policy Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
29
2013
Exclusive Use Provisions: Is a Burrito a type of Sandwich? von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov
1
2018
Unsolicited Proposals for Public-Private Partnerships Bilzin Sumberg
 

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