The law went into effect July 1 after passing nearly unanimously in the 2024 legislative session. A new law regulating contract for deed home sales is now in effect in Kansas. Contracts for deed allow ...

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Sal Gogliormella discuss the merger by deed doctrine including how New York courts apply it compared to other states. Under the doctrine of ...

Some people who can't qualify for a mortgage, turn to a thinly regulated arrangement called contract for deed. Similar to renting to own, it rarely results in a buyer taking possession of the home.

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Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. Marissa lives there today rent free, but pays the ...

This home in Haysville was rented in 2021 using a lease with option to purchase, a unique payment structure that can be similar to a contract for deed. A new law regulating contract for deed home ...

Contracts for deed allow a homebuyer to make monthly payments directly to a seller instead of to a bank, with the expectation that the home’s title will be transferred to the buyer once all ...