Movoto

APRIL 8, 2024

This is a legally binding agreement between the buyer and seller that helps ensure the sale will be completed according to the contract’s outlined conditions. Real estate purchase contracts come into play to protect both parties and move the sale forward, helping prevent either party from wasting the other’s time and money.

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Genworth MI Blog

AUGUST 31, 2022

Enact’s David Foster recently spoke with MortgageOrb about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted inspections and appraisals, the changes we see today, and other appraisal factors to consider. Q: How have inspections and appraisals been impacted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Some are waiving appraisals and others are even offering to waive inspection contingencies. Inspection Contingencies Defined When buyers and sellers agree on all the terms of a real estate contract, it is signed and delivered to all parties. Some buyers like to have the roofs inspected by roofing companies.

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D Fritz Appraisals

AUGUST 12, 2019

What’s the Difference Between a Home Inspection and a Home Appraisal? If you’re in the market for a new home, the terms “home appraisal” and “home inspection” are more than likely to come up at some point as you zero in on a property you want to buy. What Is a Home Inspection? What Is a Home Appraisal?

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The Robert Weiler Company

JANUARY 2, 2021

Are you familiar with a land contract in Ohio, as well as the state-specific requirements? What is a land contract in Ohio, really? Essentially, a land contract is an alternative financing option if you’re investing in: Farmland or raw land. So, what is a land contract agreement, and how does it work? A home or condo.

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Eppraisal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

While in the process of purchasing a home, you are going to want to have a home inspection performed. Contracts to purchase homes have clauses in them that allow buyers to have a professional inspection performed, typically within the first five to ten days of signing the contract. Ladders are convenient for heights.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

These include excessive late fees and fees for unnecessary property inspections. Mortgage servicers charged the top late fee amount allowed by relevant state laws, even when homeowners’ mortgage contracts capped late fee amounts below state maximums,” the CFPB said.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 2, 2023

They have safeguards built in to written agreements such as a purchase contract on a home. Assuming the buyer followed the rules of the contract contingency, he/she would get the earnest money back and the deal is off the table – all thanks to this important condition. More on home inspections.) More on home inspections.)

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Hank Miller Team

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

There are significant differences between an appraisal and a home inspection, it’s best for every home buyer to become familiar with the purpose of each. In simple terms, the lender will not lend more than a certain percentage of what the home is worth as of the date of contract. On occasion, appraisals come in below contract price.

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Eppraisal

AUGUST 19, 2022

Home buyers almost always have a professional home inspection performed by a licensed inspection company when they purchase a home. However, it is not a bad idea for sellers to have a home inspection, or pre-listing home inspection, performed as well. This way, you will have fewer negotiations with your buyer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Don’t talk about how busy you are, about a deal you’re trying to save, inspection and financing drama, or how you’re going to be out of town for two weeks. Assuming you did a great job presenting, closing is easy, conflict-free and results in a signed listing contract. They don’t care about any of that.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Prospective Arizona real estate agents must fulfill a 90-hour prelicensing program from an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved school and pass a six-hour contract writing course , for a total of 96 class hours. Course includes contracts used in real estate transactions with samples and practical contract completion exercises.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 30, 2022

According to a new Realtor.com survey, some 92% of people who sold their home within the last year accepted some buyer-friendly terms, and approximately 41% accepted some contingencies in the contract.

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Realtor

MAY 17, 2023

While it’s certainly true that you can let go of the anxiety of needing to show your home at any moment, you still need to cooperate with your buyer, the buyer’s agent, and the commitments made in the contract. In those cases, you or your listing agent or the buyer’s agent will need to make the home available for inspection.

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Hank Miller Team

JULY 18, 2022

Cancel culture invades real estate.The number of canceled home contracts hit a two year high in June 2022. Still, 22 of contracts terminating isn't a anything to ignore. As inflation runs roughshod over the country, there are multiple factors playing a role in contracts terminating. Nationally, 14.9 in Mar '20 and 16.4

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, every homebuyer prospect, every contract and every negotiation is different, but your value should be consistent for all situations and clients. Guide them through escrow Once you’ve won the offer, help your clients through the contingencies, inspections, the appraisal process and the final walk-through.

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Mashvisor

JULY 8, 2022

As a real estate investor, you may occasionally bump into the term “under contract.” ” But what does the term mean in real estate investing? Table of Contents Understanding the Term…

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Both are alternatives to the traditional appraisal, and potentially reduce the amount of time an appraiser spends driving to and performing an on-site inspection. Veros also signed an appraisal management services contract with the VA in 2019.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Home Inspection Contingencies Once you and your buyers have signed a real estate sales contract and all the disclosures, the buyers have the right to have home inspections performed at their own expense. The inspection contingency calls for a certain number of days in which the buyers can have these inspections performed.

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San Jose Real Estate

JULY 17, 2023

Why do real estate agents do a visual inspection of the properties they sell?

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 1, 2022

A home inspection is almost always the best route to take before purchasing a property. In a competitive market, however, buyers recognize that submitting an offer with a request to conduct a traditional inspection can hurt their chances of winning a bidding war. This is the best option when a traditional inspection is not viable.

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Realtor

JULY 13, 2021

The provisions of a contingency contract are there to protect buyers and sellers. Home inspection. A home inspection is the foundation on which all other real estate contingencies are built. In the inspection, a neutral expert assesses the home for roofing, plumbing, structural, electrical, and other major problems.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 19, 2021

AT A FLORIDA HOME INSPECTION. During the buying and selling process, a home has to undergo a home inspection. Home inspections are used to identify any issues in the home so that the buyer knows exactly what they’re getting into and the seller isn’t selling a home that’s unsafe. Do Old Electrical Panels Need to be Replaced?

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Episode Summary In this episode, Aaron Jistel (Broker and Co-Founder at ListingSpark) focuses on how recent changes to Texas Real Estate Commission’s contracts and documents may affect home sellers and buyers. “It is important to get that notice out up front, and this contract is now going to make that a little bit more clear.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In the next five-to-10 years he wants to make it possible for a homebuyer to sign a contract on their new home on a Friday evening and move in on a Monday morning. So, it’s like you put those things together and it’s like, what is the argument for having a human being go to a house and physically do an inspection.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Luke Tomaszewski, an appraiser doing home inspections in the aftermath of the housing bust, was traveling as much as an hour across Chicago just to snap exterior photos of bank-owned properties. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser. An offer comes in at 5 p.m.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Be one step ahead of the process once they’re under contract. Manage the inspection process so they don’t freak out over small items. If there’s a For Sale By Owner in their desired neighborhood and price range, go talk to that seller, take a video and set up a showing (before your buyer does that without you).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

Consider an appraisal gap: Adding an appraisal gap to your offer tells the seller that even if the property appraises for less than the purchase price in the contract, you are committing a preset dollar amount to making up the shortfall. In an extremely competive market?

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 17, 2021

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in. Due Diligence: What Is it?

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Appraiserblogs

JANUARY 24, 2023

The lender allowed an unlicensed property data collector give bad data to the appraiser… I work for this lender and they will not let my trainee inspect. They put an appraisal waiver in the contract which meant they could not walk away if the. The owners are now underwater by more than $100,000… I’m sad and I’m mad!

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 25, 2022

Home inspections are a critical part of real estate. For most buyers and sellers though, they don’t know what they should be looking for in a home inspection. Is there anything you can do to better prepare for future home inspections? 1:08 – What Clayton and Green Scene Home Inspections do. Episode overview.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Quality inspection after data entry can be customized to account for new employees or experts with low error rates. Data entry is a separate function and can be completed with client staff or offshore partners. All management queues can assign work by hard states versus easy states or what suits the employee.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

The all-cash contract signed between Accept.inc and the seller is still contingent on a satisfactory inspection that can be negotiated between the buyer and agent. If the all-cash offer wins, the home is purchased from the seller and reserved until the loan is ready to close.

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D Fritz Appraisals

AUGUST 11, 2022

Even with a trusted real estate professional on your side, you should always choose to get a professional inspection and appraisal of the home to give you peace of mind during the process. . If the seller likes the offer and accepts it, you and the seller (or the lawyers) prepare the contract. Both parties sign the contract.

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Zillow

JANUARY 30, 2017

Most would-be buyers and sellers believe the real estate "deal" is done at the signing of the contract. In many cases, the deal-making and negotiations only start at the contract signing. Issues typically arise after the home inspection, and those issues tend to result in another round of negotiations for credits or fixes.

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Zillow

MAY 22, 2018

In addition to offering more than the asking price or a quick closing, some buyers agree to waive inspections. No matter how badly you want the property or how emotionally attached you are to it, you don’t want to buy a home without having it thoroughly inspected. Waiving an inspection can cost you a fortune.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 6, 2022

But the other problem is that it undercuts the contract you’re entering when you agree to perform the appraisal. That contract or agreement you make when you accept a job is critical. We’ve all gotten a presumably as-is appraisal assignment, gone out to inspect, and learned at the inspection that the master bathroom is gutted.

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