A contingency clause in real estate specifies conditions that must be met for a contract's validity. Learn how these clauses protect buyers and sellers.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Common real estate wisdom says it's smart to get a inspection of a property before you buy it. Waiving a home inspection is unadvisable for most homebuyers. But more buyers are taking the risk. More ...

To compete in an overcrowded housing market, Eva PenzeyMoog and her husband made the tough decision to waive a house inspection. Their real estate agent told them it’s always the same song and dance: ...

MILWAUKEE - It’s a gamble many home buyers took over the last year: waiving their home inspection contingency. In many cases, it was a necessary gamble to land a winning bid. However, with risk can ...

When you’re working in an online document, the “undo” function can be an invaluable tool. So can a contingency clause when you’re looking to buy or sell a home. Real estate contingencies provide a way ...

Buyers are no longer treating inspections as a box to tick on the way to closing. You are increasingly using that contingency as leverage, either to demand steep repair credits or to walk away ...

When potential buyers are touring a home, they’re often focused on how they’ll afford their monthly mortgage payment, rather than picking out flaws in the electrical system. "They are not necessarily ...