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  2. Common real estate contingencies and what they mean - AOL

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    Real estate contingencies provide a way for one or both parties to back out of a real estate contract if certain specified conditions are not met — in other words, the sale is contingent upon ...

  3. Closing (real estate) - Wikipedia

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    The closing (also called the completion or settlement) is the final step in executing a real estate transaction. It is the last step in purchasing and financing a property. [ 1 ] On the closing day, ownership of the property is transferred from the seller to the buyer.

  4. Rule against perpetuities - Wikipedia

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    The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.

  5. Gift (law) - Wikipedia

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    deathbed gifts (gift causa mortis, donatio mortis causa) - a future gift made in expectation of the donor's imminent death. A gift causa mortis is not effective unless the donor dies of the impending peril that he or she had contemplated when making the gift, i.e. these gifts can only be made when the donor is in a terminal condition. [5]

  6. Closing on a house: What to expect - AOL

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    Closing day is the final step in what is often a lengthy process – also called “closing” – associated with a real estate sale. It can take a couple of months between signing a purchase ...

  7. Real Estate Terms and What They Mean - AOL

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    Jaime Uziel knows that as a real estate attorney his clients depend on him to interpret the legalese that's part of any real estate transaction. He's happy to do that, he says, but he also tries ...

  8. Lapse and anti-lapse - Wikipedia

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    The gift would instead revert to the residuary estate or be granted under the law of intestate succession. If the deceased beneficiary was intended to inherit part or all of the residuary estate, then that portion of the estate would pass by intestate succession, as though the testator had left no will. This rule is referred to as the doctrine ...

  9. ‘Cash to close’: What it means and how it works - AOL

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    Buyers should carefully review their closing disclosure and consult with their real estate attorney or settlement agent to confirm the total amount needed. When you buy a home , the closing is the ...