Real Estate

While searching for potential properties, you may review the boundary lines found by previously conducted surveys. As noted by U.S. News, lenders may ask for a recent land survey before closing the deal. A title insurance company may, however, also want a new survey...

In many forms of housing, a "shared wall" will exist between two separate properties. Examples can include a wall that both you and a neighbor share in an apartment or a duplex. This wall essentially divides both properties, and the colloquial term is a "party wall"....