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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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Apr
16
2020
COVID-19: Maine DECD Issues New Statewide Guidance on Real Estate Activities Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
18
2014
California Homeowners “Bluffed” Out Of Challenge To Coastal Permit To Rebuild Private Access Stairs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2013
Orange County Set to Further Revise Transportation Impact Fee Rates Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Aug
29
2023
BTR Series Part 6: Residential Tenancy Benefits - What Are the Benefits to Occupants? K&L Gates
Nov
14
2018
US BUILD Act Clarifies Tenant Standing for Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Protections from Contaminated Property Liability Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2016
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Developer’s Ability to Disclaim the Implied Warranty of Habitability Much Shelist, P.C.
Apr
21
2020
IRS Provides Procedural Relief to Real Estate Businesses with Respect to Their Interest Deduction Limitation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
8
2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
6
2018
Condemnor’s Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith is Restricted to Just Compensation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
24
2022
Blockchain Technology Is Changing The Real Estate Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
10
2016
IRS Issues Temporary and Proposed Regulations Focused on REIT/RIC Conversion Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
5
2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture Expands Crop Insurance under 2014 Farm Bill Varnum LLP
Feb
23
2013
Courts Are Open For Developer Seeking Release of Performance Bonds Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Sep
18
2023
Finally Finally! FINRA Finalizes Amendments to Covered Agency Transaction Requirements Under FINRA's Margin Rule 4210 Katten
Dec
22
2018
CGL Insurer Ordered to Pay Purely Economic Loss Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
8
2022
Petitioners Failed to Show Subdivision Consistent With a Specific Plan EIR Was Outside the Scope of a Statutory Exemption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
13
2014
Arizona Supreme Court to Decide if Borrowers and Guarantors Can Waive Fair Market Value Defense Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Mar
9
2013
Preliminary Answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Viability of the PM 2.5 (Air Quality Analysis) Significant Impact Level Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
29
2023
US District Court Grants HUD’s Summary Judgment Motion in Disparate Impact Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2016
Cómo los Desarrolladores Inmobiliarios del sur de Florida Están Reduciendo el Riesgo de Litigios Bilzin Sumberg
May
6
2020
COVID-19: The Role of PropTech in Assisting Owners, Managers, and Occupiers of Real Estate Safely Return to Work K&L Gates
Apr
5
2022
How Are CRE Owners Bringing Tenants Back to Beverly Hills and West LA Offices? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
25
2016
Case Law Update: Covenant to Operate Golf Course Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
12
2020
Joint Venture and Partner Capital Obligations in the Time of COVID-19 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
5
2014
Florida’s Medical Marijuana Amendment Defeated, but Zoning Issues Loom for Charlotte’s Web Law Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
27
2013
Spring Landscaping Tips for Cottage Owners Varnum LLP
Oct
25
2023
Supreme Court Could Open the Door to “Regulatory Takings” Challenges to Regulations ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
18
2022
Mississippi Releases Proposed Medical Cannabis Dispensary Regulations: Get Movin’ Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
 

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