More home buyers are opting to forgo the housing inspection contingency in order to make their offers more attractive to sellers, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). With so many ...

With any luck, the time between making an offer and closing on a house will be smooth sailing. However, there are plenty of things that could go wrong, big or small. That's why many buyers include ...

Also called a "due diligence contingency," an inspection contingency allows the buyer to have a property they're interested in buying inspected by an expert within a certain time frame, generally five ...

It is common practice when purchasing a single-family home to include a physical-inspection contingency in the purchase agreement. A contingency is a condition of the purchase. The physical-inspection ...

The housing market is so hot that desperate buyers are now dropping contingencies and inspections to get their new home. When 10 people are making offers on the same home, taking it "as is" can make ...

ATLANTA - With today’s shortage of homes for sale, it’s no longer unusual to see several offers submitted to the seller for consideration, but some buyers have decided to make their offers more ...

For anyone buying or selling a home in Minnesota, heads up: the Minnesota REALTORS® Forms Committee has revised the Inspection Contingency form, which is typically what gets used when writing an offer ...