Like marriage, homebuying is one part love, one part legal transaction—and it starts with a proposal. Making an offer on a house is a major step that combines strategy, paperwork, and a clear ...

Rule 68 has a reputation of being “among the most enigmatic”[1] and “underutilized”[2] of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An attorney’s failure to understand and effectively use Rule 68 could be ...

Most states have an offer of judgment provision,[1] and many of them are patterned after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. Unlike Fed. R. Civ. P. 68, some states allow either party—not just the ...

Ever since their low during the coronavirus pandemic, housing prices have been on a tear, in some cases more than doubling in just a few years. Add in some of the highest mortgage rates in decades and ...

With limited inventory in the housing market, homebuyers in especially hot markets are still experiencing intense competition. To make themselves more attractive to sellers, some aren’t bothering to ...

A backup offer is an offer that’s submitted even though the seller has already accepted an offer from another buyer. Accepting a backup offer as a seller means you have a fall-back in case the buyer ...

You’ve found your dream house. Or a house. Or at least something worth bidding on. Whatever the situation, congratulations are in order. Those endless hours spent scrolling through listings, all those ...