Contract for deed can be house of horror for buyers. High-risk housing often is sold on such contracts, with little or no oversight. By Jeffrey Meitrodt. July 5, 2013 at 10:27AM ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a critical advisory opinion and research report concerning contract-for-deed home financing. This form of ...

Buying or selling a property for the first time is a massive commitment that comes with a number of challenges. In this post, ...

Land installment contracts, also known as “contracts for deed,” are seller-financed home sales in which a homebuyer makes regular payments to the seller over a period of 30 or 40 years, but ...

“In a contract for deed, buyers purchase a property over time directly from a seller, without a bank or other lender financing the purchase,” explained Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN).

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here ...

Real-estate Matters: Research details before contract for deed sale Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin Tribune Content Agency Q: I am selling a commercial building and giving the buyer financing ...

Marisela Orozco, 46, in front of the house in Kansas City, Missouri she thought she owned after she paid her last installment of $500 on a contract for deed agreement. But the owner disappeared ...

But just two months later, he said, the contract had already become unmanageable. His family is at risk of losing not only the house, but about $100,000 they have paid, including a hefty down payment.

Minnesota senators met Thursday to discuss a bill that would create protections for homebuyers who sign on to a contract for deed. Minnesotans have lost homes and huge sums of money to these deals.

In real estate transactions, a trust deed transfers the legal ... The trust deed represents an agreement between the borrower ... Real-World Example of a Trust Deed . A short-form deed of ...

So in 2022, when he heard there was a new, interest-free way to buy a house using a financial instrument called a contract for deed, he jumped at the chance. But less than two years later, Igal ...