When purchasing your first home, dream home or rental property, you'll have to sign a lot of paperwork. Understanding what you're signing is essential. A purchase and sale agreement is a crucial ...

A purchase agreement is a legally binding contract that spells out the details of a real estate transaction. Homebuyers and sellers typically sign a purchase agreement shortly after negotiating the ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate transactions have increasingly adopted concepts traditionally seen in merger and ...

It's generally accepted good law that, in order to create a valid contract for the purchase and sale of real property, the agreed-upon terms must include, at a minimum, the identity of the parties, ...

Buying a home doesn’t end when your offer is accepted. In many ways, that’s when the real work begins. Even with a signed purchase agreement, buyers must navigate a series of steps — and potential ...

Most real estate purchase and sale contracts allow a buyer 10-15 days to conduct various inspections pertaining to the property. But the types of inspections and the post inspection rights of the ...

As transactional attorneys, we like to be deal "makers," not deal "breakers." However, when preparing a purchase-and-sale agreement, even the most optimistic of deal makers ought to consider the ...

Guidance on common risk allocation mechanisms in commercial real estate contracts, such as purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint venture agreements, loan documents, and construction documents.

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Sal Gogliormella discuss the merger by deed doctrine including how New York courts apply it compared to other states. Under the doctrine of ...

A real estate purchase agreement is a document used in property transactions. It serves as a binding contract between buyer and seller, detailing all the essential terms and conditions of the sale ...