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 ...

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 ...

When families gather for the holidays this year, there may be a new topic of discussion. The California Heirs Property Partition Act went into effect Jan. 1, 2022. The act affects any property in ...

Heirs’ property remains a major threat to affordable housing and generational wealth, especially for Black families, but new ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WSFA) - Many people die and never leave a will or trust to divide up their assets, which creates heirs’ properties. In Macon County, over 1,000 parcels are considered heirs’ property ...

H.B. 1176, which was recently signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro, will make it easier and cheaper for residents to recover ...

An Alabama legal group is helping residents without clear titles to their homes secure ownership. Legal Services Alabama, a non-profit legal group that focuses on disadvantaged people, plans to hire ...