In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: D is for Deed” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “E.” E is for ...

An easement is a common finding during a title search, the crucial step in the homebuying process that confirms the seller’s legal ownership of the property and uncovers any claims or restrictions ...

Nearly 1,000 acres of private land along the hills overlooking Lake Superior near Two Harbors will remain undeveloped thanks to a land conservation deal announced today. A conservation easement has ...

Property owners increasingly choose conservation easements to protect Montana land from development, prompting land trust ...

In places like upstate New York where most land is in private hands, protecting the environment will take the efforts of many. View overlooking Fourth Lake in the Adirondack Mountains, July 2013.

ERSKINE, Minn. - Private landowners in northwest Minnesota interested in conservation on their lands now can apply for a program run in partnership by Audubon Minnesota and the Minnesota Land Trust.

If you hunt deer in Northeastern Minnesota, you may some day benefit from a new program that retains conservation easements on private lands. The Minnesota Forest Legacy Program protects forests ...

Dorchester County’s purchase of nearly 128 lowland acres between two housing developments, “Dorchester County buys large Ashley River tract to conserve it,” begs the question: Why should public ...

Zoning regulations, although important, are not the sole restrictions on land use. Property owners and a variety of entities may agree to impose additional private restrictions on specific pieces of ...