Having lived in several states, owning primary residences and investment properties, Josh Patoka uses his experience using mortgages and HELOCs to help first-time home buyers and home owners find the ...

Land survey monuments — small pins placed in cement statewide since the 1920s — are crucial in determining property lines. La Jolla land surveyors are accusing City of San Diego contractors of ...

But over the past 150 years, property has been divided, bought and sold over and over again. As time passed and the markers weren't maintained, the property lines used by owners, buyers and sellers ...

You’ve probably stepped on one of these metal private property line markers on the sidewalks of New York City and didn’t think too much about them. But what are they exactly? Usually, the bronze ...

Because I live in the country and have done some surveying, I am often being asked about property boundaries. The questions are varied: “How much does a surveyor cost?” “Can I do it myself?” “What ...

In the sea of pavement and concrete that is downtown Toronto, it can sometimes be impossible to tell what’s private and what’s public property. That can cause problems, as was made clear earlier this ...

After listening to a half-hour presentation by Houston County surveyor Dick Walter, and discussing various issues involved, residents of the Shore Acres area of La Crescent agreed a boundary ...

LENGBY, Minn. – Some Polk County residents are finding out they may not live exactly where they thought they did. In Lengby, Minnesota, landowners like Darrell Donnell were faced with a surprise after ...

Plus: How Deeds Are Changing in the Digital Age and How To Protect Yourself From Deed Fraud Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in ...