What is a purchase contract in real estate transactions?

Learn about the difference between occupancy date and closing date, and why you might not be able to move in immediately after your home purchase is closed. Read more

Understand the third party fees due at home loan closing, including appraisal, credit check, title charges and taxes, and see how to estimate your cost. Read more

What is close of escrow, and what happens during this final step of buying a home? Understand how funds are transferred and how home ownership is finalized. Read more