As wealth inequality remains stark, fueled in part by racial differences in homeownership rates, attention is increasingly turning to a lesser-known area of property ownership - heirs' property. Heirs ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

“The Heir's Property" is an in-depth look atthe issue of land passed down through generations, told through the lens of one man’s struggle to retain land purchased a century ago by his ...

On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3 proclaiming freedom for all enslaved people in the state and effectively wiping out the ...

With as much as one-third of land in some counties tied up in heirs' property, CHP expands its proven model to strengthen ownership and economic opportunity. Heirs' property—land passed down through ...

Estate planning has long been challenging for African Americans. Estimates show that as many as 50% of Black people die without a will while as many as 70% are living without one. Those who encounter ...

Heirs’ property is usually defined as land handed down without clear, official documentation. Over the course of the 20th century, Black Americans lost roughly 80% of the property they owned at the ...

The farmland of North Carolina cradles not only agricultural abundance but also a significant legal challenge: heirs property (also commonly known as "heirs' property" or "heir property"). This ...

Land handed down from generation to generation could pose problems for heir property owners, but many questions can be answered at the upcoming Heir Property workshop at the Coffee County Farm Center ...

Heirs’ property is usually defined as land handed down without clear, official documentation. Over the course of the 20th century, Black Americans lost roughly 80% of the property they owned at the ...