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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Custom text Organization
Mar
27
2023
Legislative Corrosion of Time Bars in Construction Contracts K&L Gates
Mar
24
2023
A New Template Contract for Prefabricated Construction Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
22
2023
How Final Is a Final Award? Turns Out, It Is Difficult to “Escapes!” a Final Arbitration Award in a Construction Conflict Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
16
2023
Pre COVID-19 Construction Cost Estimates Are Likely Outdated Stark & Stark
Mar
15
2023
OFCCP Announces Mega Construction Project Initiative; Focus on Construction Contractors Continues Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
15
2023
Can a Lien Enforcement Action Be Properly Removed to Federal Court in Alabama? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
13
2023
Renewables Rule! Illinois Law Sets Uniform Standards for Approval of Utility Wind and Solar Facilities K&L Gates
Mar
9
2023
NDAA Section 822 – Contractors Should Act Now to Seek Relief Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
8
2023
A Prevailing Party Provision Should Define What It Means to Prevail Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
8
2023
EPA's Clean Water Act "Congressional Purpose" Chicken Roosts in South Carolina Mintz
Feb
24
2023
California Office of Tax Appeals – Significant Changes May Be On the Horizon Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
24
2023
Construction Liens in Ontario: An Introductory Guide for Contractors Miller Canfield
Feb
23
2023
Cyber Insurance for the Construction Industry Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
21
2023
New AERIUS Method Released for the Calculation of Nitrogen Depositions from Construction Works Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
10
2023
Energy Tax Credits With a String Attached McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
2
2023
Governor Shapiro Takes Action to Improve Permitting Efficiency Within Pennsylvania Agencies K&L Gates
Feb
2
2023
The Practical Effects of the Building Safety Act 2022 K&L Gates
Feb
1
2023
It’s a Family Affair: SCOTX Compels Non-Signatory Minor Children to Arbitrate Their Construction Defect Claims with Signatory Parents Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jan
27
2023
OSHA Increasing Fines Through Major Changes in Enforcement Policies Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
23
2023
Federal Law Allows Tax-Exempt Entities to Cash In on Energy Tax Credits Miller Canfield
Jan
17
2023
Canada’s Foreign Buyers Ban: What You Should Know About the Ban on Non-Canadians Purchasing Residential Property in Canada Miller Canfield
Jan
17
2023
Commonwealth Court Strikes Down 2021 Accessibility Regulations as Unconstitutional - Pennsylvania Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Jan
5
2023
DOD, GSA AND NASA Propose Climate-Related Disclosures for Federal Suppliers Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Jan
3
2023
FIDIC Golden Principles Under Dutch Law in 2023 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
29
2022
Avoiding Worker’s Compensation Retaliation Claims in the Construction Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
29
2022
Construction Companies Become Latest Targets of EEOC Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
29
2022
Survey Provides Recommendations for Recruiting, Retention in Construction Industry Using DEI Initiatives Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
29
2022
OSHA Inspection Dos and Don’ts for Construction Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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