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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
11
2021
California Housing Legislation Effective in 2021 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
26
2010
Court of Appeal Upholds Previous Decision, Finding that the Requirements for Exhausting Administrative Remedies Before Challenging Ceqa Exemption Did Not Apply -- Tomlinson v. County of Alameda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2011
Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
16
2021
CFPB Issues Mortgage Servicing FAQs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2022
Blockchain Technology Is Changing The Real Estate Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 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
May
20
2022
CFPB Report on Mortgage Servicers Examines Industry Responses After Pandemic Protections End Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2013
Lenders Beware -- Fifth Circuit Has Lowered the Bar for Cramdown Plan Confirmation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
17
2013
Utility Pole Not A Point Source Under The Clean Water Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues Consent Order To Taylor Homes Based On Sham Joint Venture Arrangement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
17
2023
District Court Dismisses CFPB Redlining Action Against Nonbank, Limits ECOA’s Reach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2023
California City Flouts Housing Laws, Inviting State Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2024
Conditional Approval is Project Approval: Appellate Court Confirms CEQA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Tentative Map Approval Conditioned on Subsequent Rezoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
29
2014
Second Circuit Holds RMBS-issued (Residential Mortgage-backed Securities) Certificates Are Exempt from the Trust Indenture Act (TIA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2015
Redevelopment Strikes Back Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2016
State Agency’s Intentional Flooding for Environmental Protection Results in Physical Taking of Private Property – Strict Liability Applies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2017
Are You Sure You Want to Challenge That Permit Condition? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
12
2019
Avoiding Disaster Due to Improper Licensing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
24
2019
Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
3
2020
New Shelter-in-Place Orders Dramatically Restrict Bay Area Construction, Including Residential Projects Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
25
2020
Federal Reserve Banks and Federal Home Loan Banks May Accept Pledges of PPP Loans as Collateral Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
22
2020
Practical Considerations under FIDIC Contracts in Light of COVID-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2020
ULURP Clock Restarted Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
4
2010
The California Court Of Appeal Narrowly Interprets The Perata Mortgage Relief Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2020
NYC Council Announces Land Use Overhaul Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
28
2010
Breach of Contract May Lead to False Claims Liability on Public Works Contracts (CA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
21
2010
The Transparency Monster Strikes Again: New Reporting Requirements For Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2010
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Two Bills Providing Moderate CEQA -California Environmental Quality Act Improvements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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