Learn what a home inspection contingency is, how it protects buyers, and how inspection results can affect negotiations, ...

Common real estate wisdom says it's smart to get a inspection of a property before you buy it. Waiving a home inspection is unadvisable for most homebuyers. But more buyers are taking the risk. More ...

Given a competitive market, did a significant amount of Buyers in Massachusetts waive the Home Inspection contingency as a tactic for their offer to be more favorable? Yes. This led Massachusetts ...

To compete in an overcrowded housing market, Eva PenzeyMoog and her husband made the tough decision to waive a house inspection. Their real estate agent told them it’s always the same song and dance: ...

Also called a "due diligence contingency," an inspection contingency allows the buyer to have a property they're interested in buying inspected by an expert within a certain time frame, generally five ...

Dear Paula: My wife and I have been looking to purchase a home in the Vail Valley and have missed out on a couple of opportunities due to multiple offer situations. When we find a home we really love, ...

MILWAUKEE - It’s a gamble many home buyers took over the last year: waiving their home inspection contingency. In many cases, it was a necessary gamble to land a winning bid. However, with risk can ...

What was the problem in Massachusetts? More and more buyers have been coerced to waive the Home Inspection in recent years to compete in a hyper-competitive housing market. The residential real estate ...

Buyers are no longer treating inspections as a box to tick on the way to closing. You are increasingly using that contingency as leverage, either to demand steep repair credits or to walk away ...

This regularly scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns.

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