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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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Feb
12
2021
House extends contractors tax to residential construction; Senate requires all contractors to register with DOR to obtain local building permit Jones Walker LLP
Feb
11
2021
Current Recession Creates More Challenges for Retail Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
4
2021
Washington State Legislature Considers First of its Kind State-Level Natural Gas Ban K&L Gates
Jan
26
2021
APEC Endorses the First U.S. Non-Profit Accountability Agent Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
25
2021
New FAA Drone Rules Clear the Path for Use in Development and Construction Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
22
2021
10 Steps for Out-of-State Contractors to Get Licensed in Florida Without an Exam Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
22
2021
The Economic Loss Rule - Recently Refined or Redefined by the North Carolina Supreme Court Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jan
20
2021
City of Houston Tightens Local Hazardous Materials Regulations Bracewell LLP
Jan
16
2021
Massachusetts Makes Broad Changes to the Zoning Act Pierce Atwood LLP
Jan
16
2021
Army Corps Finalizes Certain Nationwide Permits Two Years Ahead of Schedule Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jan
13
2021
Asbestos Reporting and Regulation to be a TSCA Focal Point for EPA in 2021 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
6
2021
Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
24
2020
Philadelphia City Council Approves Changes to Tax Abatement Programs and Imposes Residential Construction Tax Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
22
2020
Despite Limited Success for Housing Bills in the 2020 Legislative Session, 2021 Should Present Opportunities For Developers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
21
2020
City Planning Announces Citywide Hotel Special Permit Text Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2020
NYC Council Announces Land Use Overhaul Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
17
2020
Tocci v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et. al. (Nov. 19, 2020, Sup. Ct. 19-405) Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
15
2020
The Massachusetts Statute of Repose Comes Marching One Building at a Time Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
14
2020
Construction Industry Employers, Take Heed: “Willful” OSHA Violations May Lead to Criminal Penalties Winstead
Dec
2
2020
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry: Must Know Information for Executives Ward and Smith, P.A.
Nov
23
2020
Construction law reform in the Czech Republic? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2020
CDC Clarifies Critical Infrastructure Worker Guidance – Opportunities to Continue Working Potentially Narrowed After COVID-19 Exposures Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2020
Treacherous Waters: TCPA Defense Lawyer Sued for Malpractice After Shelton Shuts Down Business With TCPA Judgment Troutman Amin, LLP
Nov
10
2020
2020 Allen Matkins View From the Top: Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Trends Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
23
2020
Issues Impacting Enforceability of Liquidated Damages in Construction Contracts Ward and Smith, P.A.
Oct
23
2020
Georgia Contractors and Owners Must Follow New Lien Waiver Procedures in 2021 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
22
2020
Amendment to the Polish Building Act: Simplification and Expedition of Procedures Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
20
2020
Repurposing Real Estate Development to Counter Weakened Demand: Know the Risks Before Terminating Contracts Robinson & Cole LLP
 

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