Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Founder and CEO, Ryan Serhant is a real estate and tech entrepreneur. If you’ve ever bought or sold real estate, you’ve probably ...

We have had our home on the market for three months, and finally received an offer last week. The price that the buyer is offering is fine with us, but the contract includes a “loan contingency” ...

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Throughout the home buying process, you face numerous decisions, including which contingencies to add to your home purchase contract. Contingencies are basically clauses or stipulations in a real ...

We agreed with the buyers through our agent. They had a contingent offer. Our agent promised us that our house would remain ...

Buying a home or investing in real estate is a powerful way to build equity and long-term wealth. If you've ever considered buying a home, you've probably heard the term contingencies. And while ...

Buying a home is exciting, but you might be concerned about making an offer only to find out the home is in need of costly repairs and isn’t worth the price. It’s impossible to know the true value of ...

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Receiving two offers on your home can be exciting and difficult at the same time. After all, it’s up to you, the seller, to decide whose offer to accept. If you’re debating between a “sure thing” cash ...

Property listings go through several statuses in the multiple listing service and online marketplaces. Besides active property listings, you may come across “contingent” and “pending” listings. You’ll ...