Buyers are no longer treating inspections as a box to tick on the way to closing. You are increasingly using that contingency ...

ATLANTA - With today’s shortage of homes for sale, it’s no longer unusual to see several offers submitted to the seller for consideration, but some buyers have decided to make their offers more ...

Given a competitive market, did a significant amount of Buyers in Massachusetts waive the Home Inspection contingency as a tactic for their offer to be more favorable? Yes. This led Massachusetts ...

It is common practice when purchasing a single-family home to include a physical-inspection contingency in the purchase agreement. A contingency is a condition of the purchase. The physical-inspection ...

Also called a "due diligence contingency," an inspection contingency allows the buyer to have a property they're interested in buying inspected by an expert within a certain time frame, generally five ...

The housing market is so hot that desperate buyers are now dropping contingencies and inspections to get their new home. When 10 people are making offers on the same home, taking it "as is" can make ...

You’ve finally found the home of your dreams but, in this market, you’ll likely find out that it’s the home of many other buyers’ dreams as well. Bidding wars are common in today’s white-hot real ...

Home inspections are a key part of the homebuying process. As the buyer, you’ll want to have a qualified professional inspect the interior and exterior of the property in detail to determine whether ...

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Contingency clauses are protections homebuyers can include in their purchase contracts. They offer buyers a way to back out of the deal if certain conditions aren't met. Inspection, appraisal, ...