Learn what a home inspection contingency is, how it protects buyers, and how inspection results can affect negotiations, financing, and closing risks.

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 ...

In the competitive real estate market, buyers often feel pressure to make their offers as attractive as possible. One way some buyers try to stand out is by waiving the home inspection contingency.

Dear Paula: My wife and I have been looking to purchase a home in the Vail Valley and have missed out on a couple of opportunities due to multiple offer situations. When we find a home we really love, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...