Pending home sales, a measure of previously owned houses under contract, dropped 6.3% in April from the prior month.

Last time we examined the first of three distinct phases in all home sales: the presale phase. This column will address Phase 2: disclosures and contract ... For example, the District, Maryland ...

Common examples include the property passing inspections or the buyer securing financing or selling ... current home. If this doesn’t happen in the agreed-upon time frame, the contract can ...

And my current home is fully accessible. The buyers have said they will not let me out of the contract and will force me to sell in the middle of the month, leaving me homeless and without a place ...

A measure of housing contract activity jumped 7.4% in September as buyers took advantage of lower mortgage rates and higher inventory. The Pending Home Sales Index, which tracks contract signings ...

Q: We are in the process of buying a used home ... selling it. We mentioned it to a neighbor and they said one of their friends’ kids would buy it if we sold it to them on a land contract.

An agreement can restrict owners from selling their interests to outside investors without approval from the remaining owners, for example. Similar protection can be provided in the event of a ...