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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
1
2022
Western Australia Set for Commencement of New Progress Payment Regime Under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA) K&L Gates
Jul
28
2022
Local Preemption and Wetlands in Massachusetts: An Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
26
2022
Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
25
2022
The Supreme Judicial Court's Ruling for the City of Boston Will Reach Many Places Other Than Long Island Mintz
Jul
22
2022
The Impact of Interest Rate Hikes on the Real Estate Market ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
21
2022
Terminator Beware Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
16
2022
Public Trust Doctrine – Mass. High Court Finds Municipal Harbor Plan Regulations Involve Unlawful Delegation of DEP Authority Pierce Atwood LLP
Jul
8
2022
The Contract Matters When Navigating Notices to Cure Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jul
6
2022
E-Commerce Development Boom or Bust? Potential Setbacks for Warehouse Development in Inland Empire on Hold for Now Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2022
Massachusetts Court Strikes Down Restriction on Access to Solar Project Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
1
2022
New York Construction Wage Theft Law: Prime Contractors Responsible for Subcontractor’s Failures Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
1
2022
Emerging Construction Legal Trends and Issues on Employment Front: Proposed Davis-Bacon Act Reform Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2022
Construction Disputes and ‘Baseball’ Arbitration Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2022
OSHA’s Construction Enforcement to Focus on Hazards Associated With Top 10 Cited Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2022
How Law Limiting Arbitration Agreements for Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims Affects Construction Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2022
What Construction Employers Need to Know About the Increased Silica Compliance Focus Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
29
2022
Want to File a Mechanics’ Lien in California? Here’s What You Can (and Can’t) Include Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jun
24
2022
Land Use, Zoning, and Ordinance Issues [VIDEO] Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
17
2022
Three Key Takeaways of New Jersey DEP’s Proposed EJ Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
17
2022
The Intersection of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Davis-Bacon Act Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
15
2022
Illinois Passes "Wage Protection" Law Targeting General Contractors Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
14
2022
City of Los Angeles Developer Contribution Ban Goes Into Effect Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
13
2022
Insurance Coverage Law Update: Wiegert v. TM Carpentry, LLC von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
13
2022
Virginia Is for Lovers… of Strict Contract Language: New Law Prohibits Pay-if-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts
Jun
10
2022
New Law Limits Broad Form Lien Waivers in Construction Projects Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
3
2022
DOJ Announces Convictions for Major Undercover Operation in South Carolina Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
3
2022
Please provide your comments to NIST about Zero Trust Architecture by July 5, 2022! Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
1
2022
Suspension & Debarment Annual Report: Key Takeaways Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
 

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