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2 MIN. READ Many of the changes for the new ALTA Survey require additional detail, but the requirements for a surveyor to provide zoning information [...]

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 [...]

Many different parties can use an ALTA survey for their benefit. Title Insurance companies, attorneys, lenders and developers are the four professional constituencies that are [...]

The changes in the 2016 standards for an ALTA/NSPS Land Survey relating to wetlands are subtle but important. The new standards emphasize the fact that [...]

While most of the changes included in the 2016 ALTA/ASCM Minimum Standard Detail Requirements update are reasonably straightforward, some require a bit more clarification. One [...]

An ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey provides a base report that has copious detail relating to site boundaries, encroachments, easements, utilities and other salient details with [...]

Many real estate and legal professionals involved with land projects are familiar with an ALTA/NSPS land title survey. The organizations established new standards for these [...]

With recent updates requiring more detailed information in ALTA/NSPS land surveys, the "gold standard" for professional surveys has been strengthened even further. Far more than [...]

A subtle but important shift in the base standards established in February 2016 for the new ALTA/NSPS (American Land Title Association/National Society of Professional Surveyors) [...]

Creating standards for land surveys is vital for the title insurance industry, lenders and clients involved with real estate. Historically, there have been different requirements [...]