Bloomberg L.P.

Here’s How America Uses Its Land

Gathered together, cropland would take up more than a fifth of the 48 contiguous states. Pasture and rangeland would cover most of the Western U.S., and all of the country’s cities and towns would fit ...
Investopedia

Running With the Land: What it is and How it Works

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
PBS

Movement to return land taken from Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. gains momentum

As cities and states across the country consider various forms of reparations, California has led the way in returning land to the descendants of the dispossessed. This includes African Americans and ...
U.S. News & World Report

Land Loans: Everything You Need to Know

Land loans are riskier for lenders than mortgage loans, so the interest rates and down payments tend to be higher. Applications for these loans require more detailed information, so consider ...
KQED

Land Back: The Indigenous Fight to Reclaim Stolen Lands

Millenia prior to contact with Colonizers, Indigenous Peoples throughout what is now North America and other parts of the globe were the sovereign caretakers of the land; each tribal nation with their ...
Investopedia

Land Contract: What It Is and How It Works

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since grown into a comprehensive ...
Forbes

Guide To Land Loans

Kelli Pate is a full-time copy editor and freelance writer who has written for CreditCards.com, Bankrate, MoneyGeek, DailyWorth, Vox.com, Entertainment Weekly, and Mic, among other publications. When ...
valuepenguin

How Do You Get a Land Loan? Rates and Procedure, Explained

Purchasing vacant land can be an exciting prospect, but will often require a land loan. Land loans are a financing option used to buy a plot of land and, like a mortgage, can be obtained through a ...
NPR

So you began your event with an Indigenous land acknowledgment. Now what?

Land acknowledgments have become increasingly common nationwide over the past few years. Many mainstream public events — from soccer games and performing arts productions to city council meetings and ...
Forbes

How Much Does Land Clearing Cost?

Whether you’re hoping to clear land on an undeveloped site to build a home, you’ve lived on partially-developed land and want to finish clearing the final bit or sections of your yard have grown over ...
NPR

The Story Of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land'

Some have called "This Land Is Your Land" an alternative national anthem. Others say it's a Marxist response to "God Bless America." It was written and first sung by Woody Guthrie. Over time, it's ...