An Inspection Contingency (also called a “due diligence contingency”) gives the buyer the right to have the home inspected within a specified time period, such as 5-7 days. It protects the buyer, who can cancel the contract or negotiate repairs based on the findings of a professional home inspector.
An Appraisal Contingency is an exit for a buyer. If a property is under contract for $600,000 and the appraisal comes in at $590,000, then the buyer has an option (in addition to other contingencies) to exit the deal.
A Loan Contingency/Mortgage Contingency is a provision in the home purchase contract saying that if the prospective buyer cannot get a mortgage within a fixed period of time with the specified terms, the buyer can call off the whole deal and get back his deposit.
房屋贷款附带条款--如果在合同约定的时间内房屋贷款还没有获得批准,买家可以选择是否取消房屋交易。
这些Contingency是买房者的安全屏障,每个Contingency在购房合同中都有明确的时间期限,以Home Inspection Contingency为例,假设时间期限设置为17天,这就是说从购房合同生效的那天起,17天内,买方要完成房屋检查并明确是移除这项附带条款(Remove Home Inspection Contingency)呢还是退出购房交易。但是,即使超出了17天,Contingency是不会自动移除掉的,必须要买方签署移除文件方可(Contingency Removal Form),这个17天的限制在于:若时间到了,买方不肯签署移除文件,卖方是有权力终止购房交易的。
在买房时合同里的Contingency条款有什么用呢? 有一项叫做Contingency的条款,它们是买家不损失定金(Deposit)合法退出购房交易的利器。要知道,定金一般为购房价格的1%~3%,一般会要求在签署购房合同后三天内将它交给Escrow公司。
Contingency一般有三种:Inspection Contingency,Appraisal Contingency和Loan Contingency/Mortgage Contingency。翻译过来就是,房屋检查附带条款,房屋估价附带条款和房屋贷款附带条款,它们是买家不损失定金合法退出购房交易的三大利器:
An Inspection Contingency (also called a “due diligence contingency”) gives the buyer the right to have the home inspected within a specified time period, such as 5-7 days. It protects the buyer, who can cancel the contract or negotiate repairs based on the findings of a professional home inspector.
房屋检查附带条款--买家有权在合同约定的时间内对房子进行检查,并可根据检查结果决定是否要取消房屋交易。
An Appraisal Contingency is an exit for a buyer. If a property is under contract for $600,000 and the appraisal comes in at $590,000, then the buyer has an option (in addition to other contingencies) to exit the deal.
房屋估价附带条款--如果专业的房产估价机构对房子的估价结果低于合同价格,买家可以选择是否需要取消房屋交易。
A Loan Contingency/Mortgage Contingency is a provision in the home purchase contract saying that if the prospective buyer cannot get a mortgage within a fixed period of time with the specified terms, the buyer can call off the whole deal and get back his deposit.
房屋贷款附带条款--如果在合同约定的时间内房屋贷款还没有获得批准,买家可以选择是否取消房屋交易。
这些Contingency是买房者的安全屏障,每个Contingency在购房合同中都有明确的时间期限,以Home Inspection Contingency为例,假设时间期限设置为17天,这就是说从购房合同生效的那天起,17天内,买方要完成房屋检查并明确是移除这项附带条款(Remove Home Inspection Contingency)呢还是退出购房交易。但是,即使超出了17天,Contingency是不会自动移除掉的,必须要买方签署移除文件方可(Contingency Removal Form),这个17天的限制在于:若时间到了,买方不肯签署移除文件,卖方是有权力终止购房交易的。
以加州为例,标准购房合同中,各Contingency的默认时间期限如下:
- Home Inspection Contingency -- 17天 -
- Appraisal Contingency -- 17天 -
- Loan Contingency -- 21天 -
Contingency的约定时间到了,房主并不能强迫你签署Contingency移除文件,他只能终止购房交易,不过,常见的手段是,房主以终止交易来威胁你签署移除文件。
从买家的角度出发,Contingency保留的时间越长越好,至少尽量不要对默认的做删减,Loan Contingency建议至少增加到30天,能够保留至银行放款最安全。
如果您有其它要求的话是可以加到合同里的。
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