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 ...

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 ...

It is common practice when purchasing a single-family home to include a physical-inspection contingency in the purchase agreement. A contingency is a condition of the purchase. The physical-inspection ...

You’ve finally found the home of your dreams but, in this market, you’ll likely find out that it’s the home of many other buyers’ dreams as well. Bidding wars are common in today’s white-hot real ...

The hot seller's market has caused many buyers to lose their cool when making competitive offers. Bidding wars are commonplace, and so are home inspection contingency waivers. According to Redfin, the ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - With today’s shortage of homes for sale, it’s no longer unusual to see several offers submitted to the seller for consideration, but some buyers have decided to make their offers more ...

SEATTLE, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: RDFN) — 19.9% of successful offers submitted by Redfin agents in select major U.S. markets waived the inspection contingency in June, compared with just ...

In a home inspection, a professional inspector visits the property in person to assess its safety and functionality, checking the electrical and HVAC systems, roof, plumbing and more. In a highly ...