We tried to buy a house but our loan application was not approved. Our $500 earnest money had been deposited with a title company and they said they wouldn't return it without a release signed by the seller, which the seller won't sign. Help!
I am a seller and I signed a contract with a buyer. Before the earnest money was deposited, the buyer backed out. Am I entitled to the earnest money?
My client does not want to accept the property “as is”. Can I just leave both boxes in Paragraph 7D of the One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) blank or can I check 7D 2 and write in “repairs to be listed following inspection”?
My broker did not fill out our contract properly and the effective date is blank. Does this mean that the contract is invalid or void?
Would it be permissible to use a promulgated contract form as a contract for deed or contract of sale by making appropriate changes in Paragraph 11?
Does a license holder have to use TREC's contract forms? Does TREC ever discipline a license holder who fails to use an adopted form?
Does a lease for a term of longer than one year and a contract for the sale of real estate need to be in writing to be enforceable?