What Changed With the 2026 ALTA Survey Standards?

Land surveyors using professional equipment at a commercial site as part of an ALTA survey requirements review

If a commercial closing is coming up, the survey your lender and title company ask for now follows a newer rulebook. The 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys took effect on February 23, 2026. They replaced the 2021 version. Most of the changes clear up wording and don’t change how surveyors […]

Key Elements Included in an ALTA Land Survey for Commercial Buyers

Survey crew reviewing plans beside a total station during an ALTA survey for a commercial property in Greenville, SC

A buyer looking at an office building, retail center, apartment site, or raw parcel needs more than a basic site sketch. An ALTA land survey pulls together field work, record research, measurements, and selected survey items into one standard document. The buyer, the lender, the title insurer, and the other people on the deal can […]

What Makes an ALTA Land Survey Important in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Professional land surveyor using GPS equipment to perform an ALTA land survey at a commercial redevelopment site before a real estate transaction

Greenville is changing fast. Old warehouses are becoming breweries. Empty lots near downtown are turning into mixed-use developments. Investors are moving quickly to grab property in these growth corridors before prices climb higher. But speed creates risk. And nowhere is that risk more visible than on parcels that haven’t been surveyed in years. An ALTA […]