If you’re monitoring the value of your home so you can sell it and reap a worthwhile profit, don’t forget to factor in the closing costs for sellers into the sale price. You may estimate that your ...

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Q: We just closed on a house, but the sellers have not vacated the property on our agreed terms. They were supposed to be out on the closing date. But, they’re still there. We want to move into our ...

When it comes to real estate transactions, buyers are protected by the Purchase and Sale Agreement which operates as a contract between the buyer and seller. Purchase and sale agreements typically ...

How much is a real estate agent commission—and who actually pays it? These are common questions among homebuyers and sellers navigating a real estate transaction, and the answers have changed recently ...

As is the case in most merger transactions, both the buyer and seller retain their own counsel. Generally speaking, pre-closing communications between the buyer or seller and their counsel are subject ...

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