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From trapeze artists to baseball spectators seated behind home plate, everyone appreciates a good safety net. Homebuyers and sellers are no exception, which is why contingency clauses continue to be ...

Sellers don't like offers that are contingent upon the sale of the buyers' home. Buyers don't like to make offers on homes that are contingent upon the sellers' finding a replacement home. The reason ...

We have had our home on the market for three months, and finally received an offer last week. The contract includes a “loan contingency” clause that says the buyer can cancel the deal if he cannot get ...

Discover why housing deals often fall through, with insights on mortgage contingencies, buyer actions, and seller strategies ...

In real estate transactions, the term “contingency” comes up a lot. Why do you hear it so often, and what does it mean? A contingency is a clause added to the contract to give the parties the option ...

They are two of the most common little words in the English language – if and when – but they can mean a lot to subcontractors in terms of bringing in precious revenue. The existence of “pay-when-paid ...

In very hot real estate markets, offers made contingent on the sale of another property usually don't go very far. When sellers have multiple offers to choose from, they usually go with offers from ...

Contingent payment clauses are often used in connection with contracts between general contractors and subcontractors or subcontractors and lower tiered subcontractors. Essentially, this type of ...

We have had our home on the market for three months, and finally received an offer last week. The price that the buyer is offering is fine with us, but the contract includes a “loan contingency” ...