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What Is a Home Sale Contingency?

HomeLight

Most often, this type of scenario calls for a home sale contingency. With the help of real estate agent Jesse Allen , a single-family home expert in southern Indiana , we’ll help to explain the ins and outs of home sale contingencies, and offer additional alternatives for buyers who currently own a home.

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Is a Home Sale Contingency Clause Always Necessary? Here Are Your Options

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But one of the most influential bargaining tools is eliminating contingency clauses, especially the seller contingency clause, also known as the home sale contingency. What is a contingency clause? Let’s begin by looking at the “what” and “why” of contingency clauses. Source: (Masjid MABA / Unsplash).

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What Buyers Need to Know About Contingency Periods (And How Contingency Periods Benefit Them)

HomeLight

But first, you have to sell your old home, potentially secure financing, and secure a home appraisal (and likely an inspection) on your new house. Most purchase agreements have some terms in place that must be met for the deal to go through, such as having a home inspection completed. Home sale contingency.

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10 Signs Your Real Estate Market Is Shifting

Realty Biz

One way of doing that will be eliminating common contingencies. Over the last few years it was not uncommon for a buyer to waive their home inspection contingency or even their financing! In a hot seller’s market there are many buyers who will waive a home inspection. More Back on Market Properties.

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What Are Common Terms and Conditions in a House Offer

Realty Biz

Common Contingencies Found in an Offer to Purchase. Home Inspection Contingency. One of the most common terms in an offer is the home inspection contingency clause. This contingency gives you a way to back out of the deal with your earnest money if the home inspector finds some serious issues.

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4 signs a pending home sale will fall through

Real Trends

Inspection issues. It is common to expect that the buyer will hire a home inspector to check out the property; this is to avoid inheriting unforeseen major repairs. An inspection can often reveal major issues that either side would not have been aware of. Home sale contingency. Reasons your deal may slip: 1.

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What is a 72-Hour Kick Out Clause And How Does It Work In a Home Sale?

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The second buyer might offer more money or place fewer conditions on the deal, making the seller believe the home sale would be more likely to make it to the closing table. Examples of contingencies that may cause the seller to add a kick-out clause: A home sale contingency. An inspection contingency.