How the CRE Slowdown Affects the ALTA Land Title Survey
Chicago’s commercial real estate market is hitting a slowdown, and everyone can feel it—buyers, lenders, developers, and surveyors. Deals that used to move fast now take longer, and decisions that were once easy now require more questions. In the middle of all this change, the ALTA Land Title Survey is playing a bigger role than […]
Can a Property Survey Help Lower Your Tax Bill?
Chicago homeowners are stunned this year. Property tax bills arrived, and many jumped fast and hard. Some homeowners saw increases of 20%, 30%, even 50% in certain neighborhoods. If you’re looking at your bill and wondering how it happened, you’re not alone. And this might surprise you: a property survey can sometimes help you challenge […]
Why a Construction Survey Matters in the Lead Pipe Crisis
Chicago’s lead pipe crisis keeps making headlines, but most people still miss the real problem hiding under the streets. Everyone talks about the aging water lines and the huge cost of replacing them. However, the part that slows everything down isn’t plumbing. It’s the lack of accurate underground maps. That’s why this issue is turning […]