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Still Showing The Place

  Dear Ms. Lank: After there is a signed contract on a  property but it has not closed yet because still going thru  mortgage approval process, inspections, etc., is it allowable  for the Realtor to show the property to anyone else as a  back-up in case the contract falls thru? And is it required  that a 'sale pending' sign be put on the property?  This is a question my friend has, would you be so kind  to let me know the answer and I will forward it to her 
 
 

Once a sales contract has been signed, the  buyer has the right to buy the property according to the  agreement. The seller still owns the real estate, though,  and has control of it until the actual sale. It's up to the  seller whether a sign is put on the house, and it's up to the  seller whether the agent continues to show it in hopes of  securing a back-up offer. Sorry if that's not what your  friend wants to hear
 

 

 

    Edith
Originally published on February 6, 2005
 
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