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Single Female Buyers Outpace Men for Third Straight Decade

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What is striking about this statistic was that it wasn’t until 1974 that women were legally protected to obtain a mortgage without a co-signer. Women had no legal recourse under federal law for this or any other kind of lending discrimination. The highest share of single women buyers was in 2006 when the share stood at 22%.

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Back to the Future with “Navigable Waters of the United States”

Green Building Law Update

715 (2006). Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 held that the scope of navigable waters must be interpreted more narrowly. The justices in the 2006 Rapanos decision were split on how this was to be accomplished. 1362(7), in a manner consistent with the opinion of Justice Antonin Scalia in Rapanos v.

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EPA Rolls Back Proposed “Waters of the United States” Definition

Green Building Law Update

In announcing the final rule, in advance of it being published, the agencies described that they are repealing the 2015 rule for four principal reasons: First, the agencies conclude that the 2015 rule did not respect the legal limits on the scope of the agencies’ authority under the Clean Water Act as intended by Congress.

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Construction facing safety challenges as work picks up

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in 2006.). Inadequate safety performance can lead to employee turnover and various legal, financial and reputational risks. One indicator of those challenges may be an increase in the construction industry’s fatality rate from 9.1 per 100,000 workers in 2011 to 9.5 in 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Journal of Legal. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Efficacy of Partnering on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits. Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 3(1), 17-27. Shamsuddin, S. Supardi, A., & Ahmad, N. Conflict prevention in. Bemelmans, J.,

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LEED "Pledge" to Replace LEED Bond

Green Building Law Update

One of the very first green building legal conundrums may be resolved. Green Building Act of 2006. The Washington Business Journal reported on October 31 that legislation will be introduced in Washington D.C. that will create an alternative to the much maligned LEED bond requirement in the D.C.

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The Best Way for Trade Contractors to Stay Out of the Courtroom

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You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract. A contract doesn’t have to be long and confusing to be effective, practically or legally. From project scope to warranty details, here are the basics of a simple but effective (and legal) contract for specialty trade work. .