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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
19
2017
Student Housing or Just Apartments? Understanding Effects of Residential Landlord-Tenant Ordinances on Student Housing Developments Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
26
2019
Supreme Court Update: Knick v. Township of Scott (No. 17-647), NC Dep’t of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust (No. 18-457), PDR Network v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic (No. 17-1705), and McDonough v. Smith (No. 18-485). Wiggin and Dana LLP
Feb
23
2015
Five Years Later, Palisades is Still Causing Trouble for Lenders Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
29
2022
Get Up, Stand Up – Dispensary Challenges City’s Local Permitting Decision in Court Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Sep
24
2013
Reincarnating Terminally Ill Golf Course Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
24
2011
Did I Really Sign That? When Signed Affidavits Are Altered Before Filing Much Shelist, P.C.
Jul
5
2017
EPA Revises All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
10
2019
Opportunity Zones Update New Proposed Treasury Regulations (Part III) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
2
2015
When “Shall” Means “May”: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Allows Mortgage Lenders to Slow the Foreclosure Sale Process Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
17
2020
Study Findings Reinforce Need for Construction Industry to Stay Vigilant and Committed to COVID-19 Restrictions and Protecting Workers Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
22
2019
Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania: Federal Courthouse Doors Now Open to Taking Claimants Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
10
2015
Sacramento Kings Win Again; Second CEQA Challenge Rejected Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
27
2022
Hurricane Coming? Know Your Insurance Policy Hill Ward Henderson
Dec
8
2020
Seattle Proposes Natural Gas Ban for New Buildings Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
4
2013
This Land Is Your Land - I Better Keep Off Re: Cottage Law in Michigan Varnum LLP
Dec
18
2020
Can UK retailers use a CVA to re-write existing lease arrangements? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
30
2017
Home Is Where Copyright Non-Infringement Is: Design Basics v. Lexington Homes McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
6
2015
Show Me the Money! Negotiating Tenant Allowances Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Oct
26
2022
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Second Circuit Holds that Mortgagee Violated Automatic Stay by Foreclosing on Property where Bankrupt Tenant was a Named Defendant Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
15
2013
Approval of Settlement in Housing Authority Class Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
13
2021
New Ownership Disclosure Requirements for Certain Federal High-Security Leased Space Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
21
2011
Too Little, Too Late For Plaintiff's Fraud-Based Mortgage Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
13
2017
2017 Arizona Legislative Amendments Affecting Commercial Real Estate and Lending Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Apr
16
2015
Part 2 of 2--Minnesota Courts Address Statutory Procedures for Claims Against Insurance Companies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
28
2021
More Breathing Room for Commercial Tenants in Bankruptcy Ward and Smith, P.A.
Aug
30
2019
California Supreme Court Reinforces CEQA’s Definition of a Project Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
12
2022
More Places, Less Spaces: California is Driving Down Development Costs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2013
Michigan Governor Snyder Signs MISS Dig Legislation Varnum LLP
 

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