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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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Jun
26
2013
Saying Goodbye to Fannie and Freddie as a Result of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
10
2013
Innovative Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan Seeks to Revitalize Neglected Los Angeles Neighborhood Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
2
2023
Reminder: The FTC “Safeguards Rule” Compliance Date is June 9 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
14
2023
Build More, Faster? Newsom Signs Infrastructure and Budget Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
10
2023
Los Angeles Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance: A Push Towards Sustainable Housing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2023
Federal Jury: Trade Association and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions, $1.8B in Damages to Plaintiffs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
12
2024
San Diego City Council Approves Union-Friendly Citywide Project Labor Agreement Restricting Most City Construction Projects Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2015
Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Forfeiture Action Against Real Estate Allegedly Linked to Honduran Bribery Scheme Underscores U.S. Government’s Expansive Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
26
2015
California Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Prevailing FEHA Defendants To Recover Their Costs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2015
High Standard for Invoking Equitable Estoppel Against the Government Reaffirmed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
8
2016
California AB 1793 Amends Requirements for Contractors to Establish Substantial Compliance With State Contractor Licensing Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
12
2017
California Court Of Appeal Rejects Citizens Group Nuisance Case Regarding Sea Lion Stench Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
12
2019
Three Major Workplace Bills to Land on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Desk Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2020
New IRS Guidance on Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration Tax Credits: Key Preliminary Takeaways for Potential Market Participants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
6
2020
Dealing With An Unwelcome Guest – Coronavirus and Operating, Contract and Loan Issues for Hotel Owners and Operators Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
18
2020
Failure to Include A No-Build Analysis in Project Description Does Not Violate CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2020
California Construction in the Time of Covid-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2020
Hotels Provide Sanctuary on the Front Lines; Saving Grace in the Time of Crisis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2020
San Francisco Temporarily Bans Evicting Residential and Commercial Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Epidemic Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2020
County Zoning Ordinance Cannot be Used to Justify Property Seizure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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
 

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