Great penmanship may be an asset in many walks of life, but it can be a decided disadvantage at a real estate closing, especially if one party to the transaction has pre-signed. Then, the closer must determine that there’s an exact match between the absent party’s signature, and the document authorizing a representative to sign for...Read More
Quarterbacks, Football and Otherwise “5897.” “T-Y-R” “927-5201 “ “525-8800” “377.” Brett Favre at the line of scrimmage? Try, the listing agent (me) imparting to the Buyer the various house codes and contact information at the closing (my client, the Seller, was out-of-town, and had pre-signed). Those numbers and codes (not the real numbers) correspond to:...Read More
Uptick in Pre-Signings Historically, the closing was when Buyers and Sellers put aside any hard feelings from their long-concluded sales negotiation, and wished each other well (and the Seller explained to the Buyer how that tricky basement light switch worked, amongst other things). Is that tradition a casualty of today’s more contentious housing market? The...Read More
