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 ...

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 ...

For anyone buying or selling a home in Minnesota, heads up: the Minnesota REALTORS® Forms Committee has revised the Inspection Contingency form, which is typically what gets used when writing an offer ...

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 ...

I have an offer on a home. I did use the inspection contingency. There was a misunderstanding between myself and the Realtor. I thought the Realtor was going to order the home inspection and the ...

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 ...

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, ...

A: Those of us who live in the world of residential real estate know well how fast-moving and stressful a hot market can be. Our current sellers' market pressures buyers who are competing for the ...