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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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Mar
21
2011
Missouri Supreme Court Decision Provides Reminder Of Breadth Of Prevailing Wage Requirements On Construction Contracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2011
Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
25
2011
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Bad Foreclosure = Bad Title For Bona Fide Purchaser Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2023
Last Mile Warehouse Bills and Proposed Special Permit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
Farming Solar Rays: County Decision to Approve Industrial-Scale Solar on Williamson Act Lands OK'd Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2024
California Bill Proposes to License All Commercial Loan Brokers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
25
2014
California: Real Estate “Change in Ownership” Can Trigger Documentary Transfer Tax Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
12
2014
California Fourth District’s Split Decision Further Complicates CEQA Requirements Surrounding GHG Impact Analysis and Mitigation Measures – Dissent Warns Majority Opinion Will Weaken and Confuse the Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
21
2014
Los Angeles Mayor Proposes Mandatory Earthquake Retrofitting for Commercial and Residential Buildings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2015
Sacramento Kings Win Again; Second CEQA Challenge Rejected Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
8
2018
Prop 65 Victory For Defendants – Defendants Are Entitled To Have Their Cases Heard In the County Where the Claim Arose Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
4
2018
California Housing Legislation (2017-2018) [INFOGRAPHIC] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2019
CFIUS Proposes Rules to Implement FIRRMA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
13
2020
Appellate Court Holds Charter Cities Are Bound By State Housing Objectives, Signaling Erosion of Local Discretion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2020
Housing in California in 2020: A Look Ahead and a Lesson in Try, Try Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
22
2020
FHFA Aligns Freddie/Fannie Monthly Payment Advance Obligations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
11
2020
Rethinking Sanitation: NYC Proposes Rule Affecting Large Residential Buildings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
10
2020
SB 1079: Changes to Nonjudicial Foreclosure Process Aim to Benefit Tenants, Primary Residence Occupants and Community Groups; Uncertainty Looms for Lenders and Debtors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
23
2020
Los Angeles County Restricts In-Person Dining Due to Surge in COVID-19 Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
12
2020
Federal Judge Blocks Eviction Moratorium Challenge by Los Angeles Apartment Owners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
9
2021
California Legislature Extends Residential Eviction Moratorium and Implements Rental Assistance Program for Landlords and Tenants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2011
Provisions in CC&R's Requiring Arbitration of Claims Against Developers by Homeowners Associations or Owners Are Not Enforceable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
4
2021
Build Me A Building As Fast As You Can Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2011
Brokers - Thou Shalt Not Accept Payments From More Than One Source In Connection With a Mortgage Loan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
17
2011
More Teeth For The Tender Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
30
2011
No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
The Supreme Court Gets It Right On Takings - And Wrong - A View from "Inside the Curtilage": The Property Owner's Perspective Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
4
2013
Maryland Legislature Fixes Problems Left Over From 2012 Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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