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 →
California’s older cities keep growing through redevelopment and infill work. Builders often pick a lot that already has a building on it, rather than open land. That kind of lot can carry decades of construction, changes to the site, old … Continue reading →
Florida floods. A lot. Heavy rain, low ground, and a coastline that wraps around most of the state make water a constant factor in property decisions. For commercial buyers, that means site due diligence has to go beyond the basics. … Continue reading →
Texas keeps building. Warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics parks are going up across the state, one after another. New highways, rail lines, and port access feed this growth. Businesses want space near these routes, and developers keep answering that demand. … Continue reading →
Industrial real estate in Connecticut is not like a retail store or an office building. Look at the old mill buildings along the Naugatuck Valley. Or the new distribution centers near Hartford. These sites have things most other properties don’t … Continue reading →
Mobile home parks look simple from the road. Rows of homes, a shared driveway, maybe a small office near the entrance. But when one sells or gets refinanced, lenders almost always ask for an ALTA survey. That catches a lot … Continue reading →
A gas station is not like a strip mall or an office building. Fuel tanks sit underground. Pumps sit close to the road. Canopies stretch out over parking areas. All of this makes an ALTA survey on a fuel station … Continue reading →