Contingencies | LandThink

Buyers may need to include a lawyer-review contingency

June 24, 2009 6 Comments

Buying property used to involve a buyer, a seller and a couple of pieces of paper.

Time is of the essence, except when it shouldn’t be

April 2, 2009 0 Comments

“Time is of the essence” is common boilerplate in the standard, pre-printed real-estate contract brokers use between buyer and seller.

Seller contingencies? What’s that about?

March 4, 2009 0 Comments

Real-estate buyers and sellers are familiar with buyer-demanded contingencies, such as a home inspection or financing, which make the purchase depend on the buyer arranging or learning something to his satisfaction…

Negotiating with contingencies

February 25, 2009 0 Comments

In earlier columns, I discussed how a buyer might use a contingency to get a seller to disclose information, and provide a warranty about some aspect of the property.