Led by Stan Kroenke, the ultrawealthy are trading portfolios for pastures, building vast land empires that are reshaping private ownership in America.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Large tracts of agricultural land are being bought up by external investors. Turning the land into a commodity can have detrimental effects, for generations to come, on the local communities that sell ...

A street sign on a dirt road leading up to a large plot of land in Nakina, North Carolina, lets you know you’re traveling down Roland Smith Lane. On that land sits a large white house — the only house ...

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 ...

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 ...