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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
16
2023
Agencies Issue Proposed Interagency Guidance on Real Estate Appraisal Reconsiderations of Value Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
22
2024
FinCEN's Proposed Streamlined SAR -- The Real Estate Report Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
23
2016
Selected Risk Retention Questions and Answers for CMBS Securitizations Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
4
2020
COVID-19 Update: CDC Order Temporarily Halts Residential Evictions Nationwide until December 31, 2020 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
11
2021
COVID-19 Update: Governor Cuomo Extends Residential Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
19
2023
FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Financial Stability Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
28
2017
FinCEN Issues New Geographic Targeting Order for Shell Companies Purchasing High-End Residential Real Estate Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
7
2020
COVID-19 Update: We’re All in This Together, but Landlords Are About to Take a Bath – SDNY Upholds Constitutionality of NYC’s Guaranty and Tenant Harassment Laws Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
12
2021
COVID-19 Update: Decision Striking Down CDC Federal Eviction Moratorium Temporarily Stayed Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
16
2021
You Win Some, You Lose Some: The Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Landlords’ Free Speech Challenge to Harassment Laws and Reverses Dismissal of Landlords’ Contract Clause Challenge to Guaranty Law Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
28
2018
Agencies Propose Amendments Relaxing Capital Requirements for ADC Loans Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
30
2020
2019 Year in Review: Securitization Litigation and Regulation Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
13
2020
Final Regulations on Expanded Authority of CFIUS to Review Foreign Investor Transactions Go into Effect Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
17
2020
COVID-19 Update: Banking Agencies Issue Temporary Deferral of Appraisals and Evaluations for Real Estate Transactions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
22
2020
COVID-19 Update: Executive Order Extending Moratorium on Commercial Evictions until January 1, 2021 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
22
2021
Hurricane Ida Checklist for Louisiana Homeowners—Contracting for Repair of Disaster Damage Jones Walker LLP
Jul
27
2022
It’s That Time of Year Again! The Property Tax Rolls Will Soon Open For 2022 (2023 For Orleans Parish) Jones Walker LLP
Nov
19
2016
Mississippi Commission Pulls Proposed Rule Change to Increase Number of Gulf Coast Gaming Sites Jones Walker LLP
Apr
19
2016
An Issue of Choice: Affordable Housing in Houston and NIMBYism Jones Walker LLP
Oct
5
2016
Deadline for Private Debris Removal Approaching Jones Walker LLP
Feb
13
2017
New Orleans Tornado Disaster: Individuals and Businesses To Benefit From Federal Disaster Declaration Jones Walker LLP
Jan
31
2019
Mississippi Gaming Commission Special Meeting: January 30, 2019 Jones Walker LLP
Jul
11
2019
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Final Capital Rules Jones Walker LLP
Jan
31
2020
Are Your Mortgage Loan Officers Properly Compensated Under The Revised Overtime Rules? Jones Walker LLP
Oct
27
2022
The DOJ’s Fight Against Redlining Continues Jones Walker LLP
Jul
19
2023
Delaware Governor Signs Into Law Amendments to the DGCL and Delaware Alternative Entity Statutes Jones Walker LLP
Aug
16
2023
It’s That Time of Year Again! The Property Tax Rolls Are Open For 2023 (2024 For Orleans Parish) Jones Walker LLP
Apr
3
2020
April 3 UPDATE: Impact of State and Local "Stay at Home" or "Shelter in Place" Orders on Construction in AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, and TX Jones Walker LLP
 

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