The recent COVID-19 pandemic has truly been a catastrophic event with long lasting impacts. While it is not entirely clear what all the...

For our first “City Systems Series” we decided to go with the outlier, Houston. As the fourth largest city in the nation, Houston is the...

An American Land Title Association (ALTA) Survey is a boundary survey that shows improvements, easements, rights-of-way, and other...

A public records request is a necessary step in any real estate transaction. In addition to obtaining the basic zoning designation, there...

At Zoning Research Group, zoning research and analysis is all we do. Our small and nimble team has worked together for the last three...

As the sole provider of zoning reports prepared by certified professionals, the Zoning Research Group (ZRG) team understands the nuances...

Zoning verification letters are prepared by city staff to inform prospective buyers, lenders, or property owners of the zoning laws and...

February 25, 2018 Zoning endorsements, zoning letters, zoning reports, or some other item related to zoning seems to be an increasingly...

December 23, 2017 Zoning Research Group continues to offer Zoning Compliance Reports that assist surveyors and title insurers with...

July 3, 2017 K-Mart. JC Penney. Sears. Just some of the familiar names that were once dominate players in retail that have fallen victim...

We often get questions asking what is Floor Area Ratio (FAR)? How is it calculated? How does it affect me? The below graphic put together...

March 9, 2017 In response to the growing demand for a third party to provide the zoning information to surveyors, ZRG has crafted a new...

December 26, 2016 Strip malls, loved by consumers for their convenience and disliked by government officials for their cookie-cutter...

September 4, 2016 Housing prices in the Puget Sound region are still increasing.  In King County, prices are up 8% past pre-recession...

March 10, 2016 Effective February 23, 2016, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) has adopted multiple new surveying standards...

November 6, 2015 Understanding how zoning affects a property is vital during the due diligence period of a commercial real estate...

February 21, 2015 Zoning compliance and due diligence is often an overlooked but necessary component of a commercial real estate...

February 7, 2015 It's no secret that the costs of housing in New York City has steadily increased. This has made it increasingly...

January 13, 2015 Over the last decade, many parts of the United States have gradually legalized medical and recreational marijuana...

December 23, 2014 Buying, selling, or even refinancing a loan on a commercial property can be a complicated process involving multiple...