When buying or selling a home, real estate contracts include clauses or designated sections in purchase or financing agreements. Each clause is important, but there are four primary clauses that ...

In a competitive housing market, bidding wars are common, and buyers need every advantage they can get. One tactic that’s become increasingly popular? The escalation clause. This stipulation ...

A due on sale clause is a provision in a mortgage contract that requires the borrower to repay the remaining loan balance in full if the property is sold or transferred. This clause protects lenders ...

A defeasance clause in real estate is a provision in loan agreements that defines how a borrower can satisfy the lender's requirements in order to release their lien on the property. This clause can ...

What is a right of first refusal clause in a real estate transaction? A right of first refusal, “ROFR,” may be considered a common clause seen in real estate agreements. But the effects of an ROFR can ...

A Supreme Court ruling classifying homebuyers with buyback/assured returns as 'speculative investors' bars them from IBC relief, exposing real estate contract ...