Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As wealth inequality remains stark, fueled in part by racial differences in homeownership rates, attention is increasingly turning ...

Families in South Carolina working through heirs’ property issues—land passed down through generations without a clear will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Youngstown’s Board of Controls approved $125,000 in an agreement with the Mahoning County Land Bank to ...

Your grandparents owned a home in Miami-Dade County for many years. They worked hard, raised their family in the house, and paid off the mortgage. After they both passed away, some of their ...

A screenshot from an April 2026 report by the Urban Institute displays which states have passed the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act into law. Financial advisors can help families protect ...

Heirs’ property lacks clear title, making it hard to build or finance homes. Over 500,000 heirs’ properties exist in 44 states, worth $32 billion. Partition sales and tax liens put multigenerational ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $67 million to help resolve heir property issues. Heir property refers to "family-owned land that is jointly owned by descendants of a ...

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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 ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Some flood victims in Bucksport are facing an unusual hurdle to get help to repair their homes. They live in an “heir property,” which means the family member who ...

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 ...