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 ...

Key steps, taxes and family considerations of inherited property.

Heirs' property refers to land passed down informally from generation to generation and split between heirs, often with no formal transfer title. As decades go by, a parcel of land can end up with ...

A mechanism set in place by Charleston County meant to protect historic Black neighborhoods from developers seeking to build subdivisions nearby also is preventing owners of heirs’ property from ...

“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 ...

Homeownership is the single greatest contributor to household wealth for American families. From 2010 to 2020, the value of owner-occupied housing in 917 metropolitan or micropolitan metro areas ...

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 ...