Construction & Real Estate

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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May
26
2009
Quick Action: Proposed Legislation May Adversely Affect Transfer Taxation of Closely Held Business Interests Much Shelist, P.C.
May
28
2009
Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure: A Workout Strategy for Commercial Real Estate Owners and Their Lenders Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
The Devil’s in the Details: Exercising Your Contractual Rights
May
29
2009
Liability Insurance and the Duty to Defend: When Does the “Eight Corners” Test Have an Extra Corner? Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
Illinois Supreme Court Extends a Helping Hand to Homeowners and Lenders
May
29
2009
Are You an Additional Insured? An Oral Contract May Not Be Worth the Paper It’s (Eventually) Printed On Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
The Mechanics Lien in a Troubled Market: What Property Owners Should Know Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
Caution: Bumpy Roads Ahead for Your Securitized Loan Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
Loan Prepayment Penalties in Illinois: An Update on Enforceability Much Shelist, P.C.
May
29
2009
Letters of Intent: Preliminary Negotiation or Binding Agreement? Much Shelist, P.C.
May
31
2009
Building Owners at Risk: Premises Liability, Insurance and Indemnification Much Shelist, P.C.
May
31
2009
Employers Beware: New Illinois Employment Laws Take Effect on January 1, 2008 Much Shelist, P.C.
May
31
2009
New Illinois Law Provides Penalties for Misclassifying Construction Workers as Independent Contractors Much Shelist, P.C.
May
31
2009
The Contractor Prompt Payment Act and How It Can Affect Your Construction Project Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
2
2009
What The “Subprime Crisis” Really Means For Your Business Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
2
2009
A Group Approach To Coping With The Subprime Mortgage Crisis Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
4
2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The Path To New Jersey’s Future Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
4
2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The New Jersey-Israel Connection: “Green” Buildings And Much More Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
5
2009
Successfully Managing A Troubled Construction Project Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
29
2009
Department of Energy Outlines Funding for Solar and Geothermal Energy Projects Day Pitney LLP
Jun
30
2009
1031 Exchanges: Protecting Your Sale Proceeds from a Qualified Intermediary's Creditors Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
30
2009
The Who, What and How of Additional-Insured Requirements: Part I Much Shelist, P.C.
Jul
1
2009
Chinese Drywall Remediation: What Needs to be Imported into your Construction Contract? Akerman Senterfitt
Jul
20
2009
New Secondary Lending Market Terms Making It Tough On Condos Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
20
2009
Stabilization Of Housing Market Will Create Additional Public/Private Partnership Opportunities Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
21
2009
The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act When is a Condominium Project Exempt from Registration? Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
21
2009
Green retrofitting existing bldgs. Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
21
2009
Adverse Possession Claims in Colorado Fairfield and Woods P.C.
 

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