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How Long Does It Take to Close on a House From Start to Finish?

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Broken down by type of loan, you can expect the following: . Conventional loan. Donaldson says that in New York, it’s customary for the seller’s attorney to hold the earnest money deposit in an escrow account with the attorney escrowee’s obligations and rights spelled out in a lengthy paragraph in the contract of sale.

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