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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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Sep
12
2019
Three Major Workplace Bills to Land on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Desk Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2020
New IRS Guidance on Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration Tax Credits: Key Preliminary Takeaways for Potential Market Participants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
6
2020
Dealing With An Unwelcome Guest – Coronavirus and Operating, Contract and Loan Issues for Hotel Owners and Operators Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
18
2020
Failure to Include A No-Build Analysis in Project Description Does Not Violate CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2020
California Construction in the Time of Covid-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2020
Hotels Provide Sanctuary on the Front Lines; Saving Grace in the Time of Crisis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2020
San Francisco Temporarily Bans Evicting Residential and Commercial Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Epidemic Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
9
2020
AB 2501 – COVID-19 Homeowner, Tenant, and Consumer Relief Law of 2020 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
22
2010
Ohio Federal District Court Rules That HUD's Sham Joint Venture Guidelines Are Unconstitutional Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2010
Under CERCLA, "Owner" Means Owner When Cleanup Costs Are Incurred, Not When Reimbursement Is Sought Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
20
2010
Size Does Matter - Impacts Of The Small Business Jobs Act Of 2010 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
6
2011
In Re TOUSA: District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court's Order Requiring Lenders To Disgorge $480 Million As Fraudulent Transfer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
3
2021
NYC Proposed Citywide Hotel Special Permit Moves into the Public Review Process Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
18
2011
HUD Revamps FHA Lending Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2021
FHFA Releases Policy Statement On Fair Lending Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2021
CFPB Confirms November 30 Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
13
2012
Default Judgment Is Not Available In Actions To Quiet Title Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2022
Making Sense of the Solar Supply Chain Issues Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
5
2022
4th Circuit: Borrower Must Return Loan Proceeds After Rescission Despite Lender’s Failure to Meet TILA Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues Consent Order To Taylor Homes Based On Sham Joint Venture Arrangement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
17
2023
District Court Dismisses CFPB Redlining Action Against Nonbank, Limits ECOA’s Reach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2023
California City Flouts Housing Laws, Inviting State Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2024
Conditional Approval is Project Approval: Appellate Court Confirms CEQA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Tentative Map Approval Conditioned on Subsequent Rezoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
29
2014
Second Circuit Holds RMBS-issued (Residential Mortgage-backed Securities) Certificates Are Exempt from the Trust Indenture Act (TIA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2015
Changing Protected Status of Land Requires CEQA Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
28
2015
Commercial Lease Guaranties From Foreign Entities: What You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Security Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2015
CFPB Publishes Bulletin on Respa Compliance and Marketing Services Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2016
New LA Ordinances “Clean Up, Green Up” Industry in Residential “Toxic Hotspot” Neighborhoods Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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