ALTA Land Survey Process and Overview
Due diligence is a term commonly used in the commercial real estate industry to denote the process of research, discovery and disclosures relating to purchasing [...]
Does a Buyer or Seller Pay For a Land Survey?
Conducting a land survey is essential for anybody intending to buy a property or develop a piece of land. It provides you with the information [...]
What You Need To Know About Commercial Due Diligence
In a fast-moving, rapidly evolving commercial real estate marketplace, investors are always looking for new ways to optimize opportunities. Successfully acquiring commercial real estate requires [...]
ALTA Surveys: Public Roads vs. Private Roads What You Need To Know
In the commercial real estate industry, the term "due diligence" is tossed around all the time. "Due diligence" in the industry refers to the process [...]
Property Rezoning: What You Need To Know
Zoning laws are the necessary rules that dictate how we can and can't use our property. They help minimize conflict between landowners and users by [...]
When Is an Environmental Site Assessment Needed?
When purchasing or developing land, an Environmental Site Assessment or ESA is often a necessary process that acts as an insurance policy to prospective buyers. [...]
Can You Build a House on Agricultural Land?
What is Agricultural Land? Agricultural land typically allows for raising livestock and growing and harvesting crops. In many cases, agricultural land allows for typical residential [...]
How Zoning Laws Can Help Reduce Pollution
There are many ways zoning laws can help reduce pollution, improve the public’s overall quality of life, and prevent a negative environmental impact. Zoning laws [...]
What Type of Structures Can You Build on Agricultural Land?
What is Agricultural Zoning? Also called agricultural preservation zoning, agricultural zoning is a land management tool used to encourage farming and discourage any non-agricultural uses [...]
What You Need To Know Before Making An Offer To Purchase Land
There are 1.9 billion acres of currently owned and available land in the contiguous United States. Trying to place a dollar amount on the value [...]