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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Date - Month Sort ascending Organization
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Dec 23
Illinois Supreme Court Changes Law For Construction Defect Coverage Barnes & Thornburg LLP
8
Dec 23
Private Equity and REITs, Take Note! CMS Finalizes Nursing Facility Ownership Disclosure Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
8
Dec 23
Five Reasons Not to Sign a Real Estate Contract (Without Consulting an Attorney First) Ward and Smith, P.A.
7
Dec 23
NYC’s Zoning for Carbon Neutrality is Here to Stay Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
7
Dec 23
New Jersey Appellate Division Decides in Public Contract Bid Rules Case Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
7
Dec 23
NY Prompt Pay Act for Private Construction Caps Retainage at Five Percent Robinson & Cole LLP
6
Dec 23
HUD Revises the HECM Program in Response to Changing Market Conditions Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
4
Dec 23
Budget Ratification: Understanding the Ghost of Budgets PAST When Preparing for the Future Ward and Smith, P.A.
2
Dec 23
Non-U.S. Citizens and Foreign Adversaries: Proposed South Carolina Legislation With Potential to Significantly Impact Foreign Ownership of South Carolina Real Property Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1
Dec 23
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Decades of Confusing Law on Insurance Coverage for Inadvertent Construction Defects Much Shelist, P.C.
30
Nov 23
What Real Estate Brokers Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act Polsinelli PC
28
Nov 23
The Limits of Deference to Agency Interpretations Under Maine Law Pierce Atwood LLP
28
Nov 23
White House Incentivizes Commercial Conversions to Affordable Housing in More Ways Than One ArentFox Schiff LLP
21
Nov 23
Mass. Appeals Court Clarifies Requirements For Extending Common-Scheme Real Estate Restrictions Beyond 30 Years Pierce Atwood LLP
21
Nov 23
The Law Court and Human Error Pierce Atwood LLP
20
Nov 23
California Court of Appeal Landmark Opinion Expands Intangible Asset Exemption from Property Tax Assessment Greenberg Traurig, LLP
20
Nov 23
Big Law Redefined: Episode 8 | 2023 Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up Greenberg Traurig, LLP
20
Nov 23
Workplace Safety Review: Episode 34 | Interview with James Stallcup Greenberg Traurig, LLP
20
Nov 23
Maine Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Certain Property Tax Appeals and Addresses Maine Revenue Services’ Duty to Taxpayers When Changing Policy Pierce Atwood LLP
16
Nov 23
FRB, FDIC, OCC and NCUA Testify at Congressional Oversight Hearings Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
16
Nov 23
Michigan’s Legislature Makes Renewable Energy Goals a Reality Varnum LLP
13
Nov 23
Is Your Real Estate Company Ready for the CTA? Here’s a “Get Started” Checklist. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
13
Nov 23
Supply Chain Disruption in Europe, UK and US: How Businesses Can Mitigate Risk Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
9
Nov 23
GeTtin' SALTy Episode 11 | A conversation with Lucy Dadayan on state tax revenues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9
Nov 23
Equity and Civil Rights Issues in the White House Executive Order on AI Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
9
Nov 23
FHFA Releases Report on Federal Home Loan Banks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
9
Nov 23
Ohio Appeals Court Ruling Upholds Strict Limits on Timing for Bringing Negligence Claims Against Design Professionals Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
8
Nov 23
Florida Legislative Update: Key Laws Affecting HOAs, Condos and Cooperatives Varnum LLP
 

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