Saturday, March 22, 2014

Conducting A Real Estate Transaction Through A Dry Closing Arrangement

By Matt Baumberger


There are many methods of closing real estate sale agreements. Dry closing is one of them, and it is defined as an arrangement where the parties agree on a price that is not paid presently but at a future time. It acceptance into the industry has been notably gradual.

With this kind of transaction, all the necessary procedures of normal transacting are completed while all the parties are present. The purchaser usually signs all the appropriate documents mandated by law in the presence of a personal attorney. The seller can decide whether to transfer or not transfer the house ownership to the buyer.

On most occasions, the reason behind the delay in release of funds is caused by the lender. This is because sometimes they insist on reviewing all the signed paperwork before authorizing release of funds. This can usually take a few hours to few weeks depending on the deals complexity.

Another situation that causes money delays is the owner insistence of meeting up with the financier first. This occurs when the buyer has acquired special arrangements with the government as its financier. In such situations, the seller can decide whether to go through with the deal or not. The government later releases the money through the financier.

This closing arrangement is also caused by other random factors. For example, a buyer might delay in providing the required documents in a timely fashion thus disrupting the mortgage process. In other instances, the payoff on the purchaser's mortgage cannot be obtained in the required time.

All interested people connected with the sale agreement should be informed earlier of a delay in funding whenever it becomes clear that this will be the case. This is vital as it makes them plan for other way forwards that caters for all. The owner may decide to go forward with an escrow arrangement especially if the money is to be released within a few business days.

On few occasions, the lawyers advise their client on not formalizing the whole deal until the funds are received. This is done in order to avoid legal tussles of trying to reclaim full ownership of already transferred property titles. This is initially caused by the financiers reneging on their assurances to provide the money.

Today, this way of conducting a transaction is not taken as an indicator of the funding being unavailable. It also does not imply that the purchaser is not interested in the purchase. The delay in funds is usually a small glitch that can be handled.




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