by James R.G. Cook | Jan 17, 2022 | Featured, Legal Issues
In some cases, sellers may wish to hedge their bets by accepting a conditional offer that contains a term allowing them to continue to market the property for sale until the deal is firm. Such terms are a matter of negotiation between the buyer and seller, but the...
by Martin Rumack | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
An “unconditional” offer is one that is made without any conditions attached – such as the buyer first being able to obtain financing, obtain a satisfactory home inspection, sell their existing home and/or other stipulations. In a recent case called Perkins v....
by Ross Wilson | Apr 15, 2019 | Featured
I left off last time with the reading and explanation of the terms and clauses of an offer. Now, in this third of the series on offer negotiation, let’s get into the strategy behind the technique that worked so well for me during my career. You’re still gathered...
by Donald Lapowich | Jul 28, 2015 | Legal Issues
Here is a decision from New Haven in the United States that I am reporting here just to illustrate the amount of damages that can result from a professional error involving negligence. This is a case in which the plaintiff lost the use of his left shoulder after a...
by Connie Adair | May 5, 2015 | Technology
Necessity, as the saying goes, is the mother of invention. The necessity: finding a way to provide consumers with transparency in multiple offer situations, and giving agents and their brokerages an easy and compliant way to provide that service. DealDocket.com, an...