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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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Aug
7
2013
City of Asheville and North Carolina Play Game of "Marco Polo" Over Water System Ownership Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
22
2011
Quicken Loans Wins Unexpected Overtime Victory Bracewell LLP
Sep
8
2020
COVID-19 Evictions and Foreclosures Update: Massachusetts – 9/8/2020 Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
14
2024
New Court Ruling Pokes Holes in Contractual Limitation of Liability Language in Commercial Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
30
2017
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Municipalities to Sue Banks for Foreclosure Losses Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
30
2015
New Illinois Laws in 2015 Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
20
2013
State of North Carolina Files Lawsuit Over Its Ownership of River Beds Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
23
2024
Will Apartments Solve Housing scarcity? Goulston & Storrs
Jun
9
2017
Week Ahead in European Parliament – June 9, 2017: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; Committee on Legal Affairs; ENVI Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
12
2015
The Consequences of Walking Away: Breach of Contract in Commercial Real Estate McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
29
2013
Latest Development on Brazos River Senior Water Rights Call Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
1
2020
Singapore Company Introduces Drones to Urban Building Inspection Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
25
2019
Increases in Transfer Tax Rates for New York City Properties Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Feb
25
2015
Hotel Franchising Continues to Expand Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
18
2013
Lessons Learned about Real Estate Lending in this Last Recession Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
20
2011
Foreign Investors Poured $13.37 Billion Into U.S. Real Estate in 2010 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
22
2020
COVID-19 Update: Executive Order Extending Moratorium on Commercial Evictions until January 1, 2021 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
10
2019
FCC Proposes New Rules to Govern Communications, Video, and Broadband Services at Multiple Tenant Buildings Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
3
2015
MetLife Home Loans LLC Agrees to Pay U.S. Government $123.5 Million for Alleged Unqualified Government-Backed Mortgages Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
3
2013
Condo Hotels: What's the Reality? Sale of Real Estate or Security -- Ninth Circuit Sheds Some Light Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
12
2011
ASTM Releases Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations under CERCLA -Environmental Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
16
2020
COVID-19: Massachusetts Municipal Permitting Update Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
29
2022
Tenant Restructuring Plan Does Not Relieve Third-Party Guarantor of Payment Obligation, English Court Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
5
2011
Club Membership Deposits - from Gold to Paper Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
8
2020
An Early Holiday for Gig Workers: SEC Proposes to Expand Ability of Companies to Grant Equity Compensation to Gig Economy K&L Gates
Aug
22
2017
Faceoff with Federal Government Possibly Looming Following California Supreme Court CEQA Ruling; Cal High Speed Rail Project Also Vulnerable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2015
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reminds of Factual Findings Required for Award of "Reasonable" Attorney Fees Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
2
2013
Contingent Business Interruption Insurance - Insuring Against the Unfathomable McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
 

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