About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the updated 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards for commercial real estate transactions that went into effect on Feb. 23, 2026. The panel will discuss significant modifications as compared to the 2021 standards. The panel will also discuss how title insurers typically address various survey matters in title policies and the utility of survey endorsements.
Description
Land surveys are primary due diligence tools in real estate transactions or development deals. They depict location, boundary, and topography, with a description of improvements, encumbrances, and other observations.
The new 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys became effective on Feb. 23, 2026. The new standards focus on clearer documentation, increased transparency, improved communication with the surveyor, and greater precision. Practitioners must understand the revised Standards (including Table A) to ensure surveys are correctly prepared.
Surveys can reveal significant title matters, which may appear as exceptions to title coverage. Counsel must address survey issues with the title company (and purchasers and lenders) and know which survey or other endorsements can resolve survey matters.
Listen as our expert panel reviews the revised 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards. The panel will look at how the changes compare to the 2021 standards, including the revised Table A, emphasizing reviewing surveys from the perspective of title insurers.
Presented By
Mr. Kent is a past-president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He has a BS degree in Land Surveying from Purdue University and is registered to practice surveying in Indiana and Michigan. Mr. Kent has been Chair of the joint ALTA/NSPS committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards since 1995. Schneider Geomatics is a consulting firm based in Indianapolis providing surveying, consulting engineering, and utility permitting/licensing services for railroad crossings.
Ms. Slade is the 2018-2019 Real Estate Committee Chair and 2017-2018 Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Probate Trust and Real Property Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. She has served as co-editor of that Sections newsletter as well as a co-editor of the Indiana Land Title Association Handbook. Ms. Slade's real estate career has also included private practice as a real estate transaction and litigation attorney and as regional underwriting and claims counsel and state underwriting counsel for two other national title underwriters for 16 states and the District of Columbia.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- schedule
1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
I. Introduction
II. 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
A. Significant updates
B. Key differences from 2021 standards
C. Potential impact on commercial real estate transactions
III. Best practices for updating policies and documentation
IV. Key takeaways
The panel will review these and other important issues:
- What does a land survey accomplish, and when should it be conducted?
- What key changes to the standards call for increased transparency and greater precision in land title surveys?
- What are best practices for updating internal processes and documentation?
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New 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards: What Real Estate Counsel Need to Know
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
