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 ...

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 ...

The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation received a $300,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation, the Center announced on April 6. The grant money, dispersed over the next two years, will support ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester County is investing $20,000 in a fund that they believe will help more than 100 county families get their heirs’ property paperwork in order. Heirs’ ...

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A grassroots forum was held to discuss the issue of Black communities being at risk of losing a significant amount of heirs' property. Dozens attended the Heirs' Property and Intergenerational Wealth ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. With as much as one-third of land in some counties tied up in heirs' property, CHP expands its proven model to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A highly successful program in South Carolina is being expanded into Mississippi to help people hold on to their family property. The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation ...