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Understanding a real estate transaction

On Behalf of | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

You may have put your Pennsylvania home up for sale. At the moment, you may be waiting for someone to come along and buy it. When this person agrees to your terms, they become the buyer. When the sale is complete, it becomes known as a real estate transaction. There are laws and regulations that govern the process.

A real estate transaction involves several steps

Transactional real estate law consists of a number of procedural steps. You can hire a qualified real estate agent to handle most of these steps on your behalf. Other people who may be involved in the transaction can include a real estate broker, mortgage lender, home inspector, and title lender. These parties may assist in certain aspects of the process at different stages.

A real estate transaction begins when you officially list your home for sale. You should already have a valuation from a property expert. This will determine the minimum that you will be willing to sell for. The buyer should have a pre-qualification letter that states how much money they can borrow to buy a home.

A transaction concludes with a home sale

The last stage of a real estate transaction is known as a closing. Before you can get to that point, you will first need to consider all of the various offers that you have received. In many cases, your listing price will not be the actual amount that you are able to sell your home for.

A number of negotiations with various buyers may need to take place before you arrive at a final deal. You can then conclude the process by taking steps to transfer the title to the person you are selling to. When this transfer is complete, you get paid, and they own the home.

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