An ALTA survey can carry extra items from a menu called Table A. Item 8 is one of them. It deals with substantial features a surveyor sees while working on the site. This article covers what Item 8 really means, … Continue reading →
ALTA Table A lists optional items a client can request on top of the baseline land title survey. Item 7(a) is one of those items. It covers the exterior dimensions of buildings at ground level. Item 7(a) often gets confused … Continue reading →
Table A gives clients a menu of optional items to add to an ALTA/NSPS survey. Item 6 is the zoning item. It is one of the most requested items on commercial deals, and it is also one of the most … Continue reading →
Table A Item 4 assigns a value to the amount of land in an ALTA/NSPS survey. It seems like a straight-forward calculation. However, it originates from a series of computations. It also complicates issues if it doesn‘t align with other … Continue reading →
Figure A Item 3 assigns a flood zone designation on an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey. The sum of many buyers and lenders underappreciates it. This explains the parameters of Item 3, how it appears on the drawing, and what the … Continue reading →
When a client asks for Table A Item 2 on an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, the surveyor adds one thing to the drawing: the address of the property. That sounds simple. But it follows specific rules under the current ALTA/NSPS … Continue reading →
Table A Item 1 covers monuments on an ALTA/NSPS survey. It sounds simple. In practice, it raises real questions about what gets marked, what gets left alone, and what gets written down. What “Monuments Placed” Means in the Field Table … Continue reading →
Northern Virginia has one of the biggest data center markets in the world. Loudoun County has a dense cluster of campuses. Prince William County keeps seeing new projects move through approvals. This is big, multi-building work. Most commercial real estate … Continue reading →
Mixed-use projects put a lot on one piece of land. Apartments sit above shops. Parking decks connect to office lobbies. Walkways cross between buildings that different owners will one day control. All of this has to be measured and mapped … Continue reading →
Georgia’s logistics business is booming. Atlanta sits at the center of a huge trucking and rail network. The Port of Savannah keeps growing too, moving more containers every year. All this activity means more companies are buying, expanding, or redeveloping … Continue reading →