SOUTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Land contracts, which according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds are becoming more popular, may help some people who can't qualify for a traditional mortgage, but for ...

Also called an installment land contract, contract for deed or contract for sale, a land contract is a property sale where the seller holds the title of the property until you have paid for it. Absent ...

DETROIT – Land contracts come with risks for home buyers, who rarely end up owning the homes they buy with such contracts, real estate experts say. The term is misleading; “land contract” sounds like ...

Traditionally when buying a property, people usually pay at the time of purchase, which is often considered a straight-out sales/purchase. This is often the process used for house purchases and farm ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio’s real estate market has changed a lot of the last few years, and now a study found that Ohio is a hotspot for land contracts. A study done by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a ...

Going back many decades, it was common for Colorado real estate to be sold using an installment land contract, also known as a contract for deed. In an installment land contract, the buyer and seller ...

This ruling may curtail the long-standing practice of sellers using installment contracts to profit from successive buyers without affording them the protections typically associated with mortgage ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - The Pros and Cons of Seller Financing If you're having trouble qualifying for a traditional mortgage loan, you have other options. One solution could be financing a loan ...

Madeleine Parker & Karen Chapple, Revisiting Rent Stabilization in the Neighborhood Context: The Potential Impact of Rent Regulation on Community Stability and Security in the New York Metropolitan ...

Arriving at equitable land rental rates has always been a challenge for farm operators and landlords alike and will likely continue to be difficult for the 2024 growing season. Many times, land rental ...

If you’re having trouble qualifying for a traditional mortgage loan, you have other options. One solution could be to finance a loan through the home’s seller, negotiating an agreement to pay them the ...