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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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Aug
26
2019
 Gov. Pritzker Signs Retainage Cap Into Law – Immediately Impacts Construction Contract and Loan Negotiations Much Shelist, P.C.
May
31
2009
 The Contractor Prompt Payment Act and How It Can Affect Your Construction Project Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
14
2012
 Protecting Your Rights as an Additional Insured: Why a Certificate of Insurance Is Not Enough Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
1
2013
 What is Substantial Completion and Why is it Important? Much Shelist, P.C.
Dec
1
2023
 Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Decades of Confusing Law on Insurance Coverage for Inadvertent Construction Defects Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
25
2015
 Are My Lien Rights a Shield Against Bankruptcy Preferences? Much Shelist, P.C.
Dec
7
2015
 Illinois Supreme Court Victory, Restoring Key Lien Rights to Design Professionals Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
19
2019
 Real Estate Tax 2019: New Assessor, New Policies Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
3
2010
 Forty Years in Commercial Real Estate: Weathering the Cycles of Boom, Bubble and Bust Much Shelist, P.C.
Nov
18
2012
 The Implied Warranty of Habitability: Recent Developments Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
5
2009
 Early Risk Assessment Reduces Receivable Problems Clark & Trevithick
Jun
29
2009
 Department of Energy Outlines Funding for Solar and Geothermal Energy Projects Day Pitney LLP
Jul
22
2009
 Variations on a Timeshare Theme in Colorado Resort Communities Fairfield and Woods P.C.
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.
Jul
21
2009
 Is the AIA's Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages Really Mutual? Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
22
2009
 Forming the Mixed-Use Community How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Sharing Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
22
2009
 Governmental Restrictions on Land Use Permits as Takings of Private Property Rights Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
22
2009
 Colorado Construction Defects Update: A Perspective Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Mar
16
2020
 Commercial Real Estate Tips of the Week: Practical Answers from Sheppard Mullin’s Coronavirus Task Force Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2020
 Governor Abbot of Texas Issues New Order to Minimize Social Gatherings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
8
2020
 Proposed Legislation Aims to Boost Affordable Housing on Land Owned by Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Hospitals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
30
2020
 Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
15
2020
 Is There an HSR Sea Change on the Horizon? Advance Notice Seeks Information on Possible Amendments to Numerous Provisions of the HSR Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
25
2020
 California Property Tax Changes to Parent-Child Exclusion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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