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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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2018
Update: First Defendant Pleads and Agrees to Cooperate in $1.2 Billion Alleged Venezuelan Laundering Scheme Ballard Spahr LLP
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7
2014
Caution Required When Creating Self-Directed IRA's - Individual Retirement Account Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Mar
1
2016
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Challenge to San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; Justice Thomas Suggests Issue is Far From Settled Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
13
2012
The LEED v4 (formerly LEED 2012) Controversy Mintz
Nov
1
2021
Top 10 Western Region Commercial Real Estate Trends in Q4 2021 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
5
2023
Reforming Cost-Benefit Calculations under Circular A-4: Implications for Environmental Rulemaking Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
31
2020
Poland: Unclear Rules of Temporary Expiry of Lease Rights and Obligations at Retail Facilities of More Than 2,000 m2 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
17
2014
A Slippery Slope for Boat Slips in Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
14
2016
Recent Arizona Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Real Estate Lending Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Nov
12
2012
Racing to New Off-Reservation Gaming in Oregon Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
16
2021
You Win Some, You Lose Some: The Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Landlords’ Free Speech Challenge to Harassment Laws and Reverses Dismissal of Landlords’ Contract Clause Challenge to Guaranty Law Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
13
2023
Despite challenges, deals still happening on Chicago's Mag Mile Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
Oct
9
2018
Connecticut Bank Sued for Alleged Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
31
2014
This is Not America: Why US Royalty and Project Structures are Essential to UK Unconventional Gas Developments Hunton Andrews Kurth
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18
2012
Pre-Audit Certificates and Oral Municipal Contracts Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
3
2021
Under the Sea: Congress Amends OCSLA to Provide for Offshore CCS Bracewell LLP
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25
2023
EPA Finalizes Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule for Asbestos Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
7
2020
Lender Perspectives: UK Coronavirus Act 2020, Impact on LMA Real Estate Form Facility Agreement Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
17
2018
Changes to California's Unlawful Detainer Action Response Times Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
13
2016
Court May Consider Environmental Contamination of Property in Assessing True Market Value Even When Property Generates Income and is Used by Tax Payer Stark & Stark
Dec
17
2021
CFPB Published Reg. Z Amendments to Facilitate Libor Transition Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2020
COVID-19: City of Portland, Maine Issues Stay at Home Emergency Order Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
19
2014
California: If A Tree Falls In The City, Is It Serving A Public Purpose? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
28
2016
New Jersey Court Addresses “Catalyst” Requirement, Rejects Township’s “All or Nothing” Approach to Builder’s Remedy in Cranford Development Associates v. Township Of Cranford Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Dec
24
2012
HR-4753: An Early Christmas Gift for Michigan Cottage Owners! Varnum LLP
Jan
6
2022
Selling a Building That Has a Cell Antenna Lease: How to Proceed Varnum LLP
Apr
14
2020
New IRS Guidance on Forbearances and Modifications of Mortgage Loans as a Result of COVID-19 Katten
Nov
8
2018
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Undesignated Redeveloper's Appeal Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
 

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