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 ...

If you plan to bequeath immovable property in your Will, be mindful that the process can be complicated. As the owner of immovable property, it must transfer to another person upon your death, either ...

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (the Heirs Act) was originally enacted in New York in December 2019 to protect heirs of real property from being forced to sell their property at auction.

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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 ...

A 2021 NPR podcast segment painted a picture of the American Dream turned Nightmare: a Louisiana family faced the loss of their five-generation-home that had been owned by the family’s great, great, ...

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 ...

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act was supposed to be a strong dose of medicine for the ills of heirs’ property — jointly owned land with multiple heirs not documented in wills or deedbooks, ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JPMorgan Chase is expanding its commitment to tackle heirs property challenges across the country through a combined expansion of philanthropic capital, business investments ...