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 ...

Maybe the property has to pass a clean inspection. Or perhaps the buyer has to apply for financing within a certain time period. If the inspection discovers termites or the buyer fails to seek a ...

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Sellers don't like offers that are contingent upon the sale of the buyers' home. Buyers don't like to make offers on homes that are contingent upon the sellers' finding a replacement home. The reason ...

Tue, July 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM UTC “Contingent” and “pending” both signal the status of a listed home — specifically, how close it is to being sold. Like distance markers on an expressway, these terms ...

Contingency offers — in which an offer to buy a house is contingent on the buyer selling their existing house — were once a bread-and-butter aspect of Rogue Valley real estate. But that kind of deal ...

So, you’ve been searching for a house to make a home and finally settled on your final choice. As you’re about to make an offer, you discover that the listing has turned contingent or pending. No! Say ...

QWe are in the process of selling our rental property. A buyer signed a purchase contract, using the standard regional sales contract form. Several days later, we received an addendum stating that the ...