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What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate?

HomeLight

If the appraisal comes in low, you’ll need to negotiate a lower sale price, ask if the buyer can make up the difference in cash, or challenge the first appraisal if there’s reason to believe it was flawed. According to NAR, 78% of recent buyers financed their home purchase in 2019, making this contingency incredibly common.

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How Do I Cancel a Home Purchase Offer? Cold Feet

Realty Biz

In my eagerness to buy my first home, I made a full-price offer with the only continency being that my mortgage was approved. I didn’t even include an inspection contingency. Getting out of the signed contract and having your earnest money returned to you is typically only possible if the contingencies are not met.

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Can You Put an Offer on a House That’s Contingent?

RIS Media

Other factors can also put a home back on the market. Finances falling through. Since most homes are financed, and financing isn’t guaranteed until a buyer has signed the dotted line, failure to secure funds can put a home back up for sale. In a nutshell, you can offer to buy a contingent home.

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4 signs a pending home sale will fall through

Real Trends

Before a mortgage is approved, lenders will have a property appraisal. This ensures that the value of the deal is in sync with the sale price. Home sale contingency. I’ve shared the situations that can trigger a home inspection contingency or appraisal contingency. Financing fallout.

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Revive those dead real estate deals

Real Trends

Your buyer or seller gets cold feet, or struggles with financing, leading to a “dead deal.” Deals fall through for several reasons including the following: Issues are found during inspection: A home inspection may reveal issues with the property causing the buyer to back out. Financing falls through. It’s frustrating.

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What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate Sales

Realty Biz

Understanding how a home inspection works is essential for both buyers and sellers, given the importance of this real estate transaction phase. Home Sale Contingency. If the buyer still needs to sell their home before they can close on the new property, a home sale contingency can be put in place.

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Common Real Estate Contingencies

Windemere Selling

This is why many sellers find a pre-listing inspection to be beneficial: it provides transparency about the home’s condition ahead of time and can help to streamline the buying process, which can be especially helpful when selling in competitive markets. These are just some of the contingencies you may encounter in a buyer’s offer.