Buying a commercial condominium unit is not the same as buying a whole building or an open lot. You own a defined space inside a larger property, and you also share parts that other owners use. That changes what an … Continue reading →
Adaptive reuse means taking a property that already exists and giving it a new job. An old warehouse becomes offices. A worn shopping center turns into housing and shops. A vacant office building shifts to a use the area needs … Continue reading →
Northwest Arkansas keeps growing fast. Regional planners expect the area to pass one million residents in the coming decades. Growth like that changes how developers divide and build large tracts of land. Owners and developers have to make careful choices … Continue reading →
Arizona’s commercial building activity is moving fast, and ALTA surveys often come up when a new project gets going. The Arizona Commerce Authority reported that in the year ending June 30, 2026, companies working with the state and local partners … Continue reading →
An ALTA survey can cover a property that involves a lease. The scope just won’t always look the same as a survey of land someone owns outright. The 2026 ALTA/NSPS standards call out leases and other non-fee-simple interests on their … Continue reading →
You have an ALTA survey from a couple of years back. Now a new buyer, a lender or a new phase of your project wants one. So you ask a fair question about reusing the survey you already have instead … Continue reading →
Sometimes a survey needs to cover something the standard list of options doesn’t. Maybe a lender wants a specific detail added. Maybe the site has a feature that calls for extra attention. ALTA Table A Item 21 is the spot … Continue reading →
When a survey firm prepares an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, the buyer or lender picks from a menu of optional items called Table A. ALTA Table A Item 20 is one of those optional choices, and under the 2026 standards … Continue reading →
An ALTA survey can show some site features using aerial or remote images instead of ground shots. ALTA Table A Item 15 is the rule that allows this. The 2026 wording sets clear limits on when an image can stand … Continue reading →
The supplied title for this piece called this Item 9, but that number is off under the current standards. On the current ALTA Table A, Item 9 covers parking, and Item 10 covers division or party walls. This article uses … Continue reading →