Conducting A Real Estate Transaction Through A Dry Closing Arrangement

By Matt Baumberger


The real estate industry conducts its business in a number of ways. One of them is dry closing and this occurs when no funds are released after the buyer and seller have signed the sale agreement. A couple of years ago this situation was virtually unheard off because many people preferred to avoid it.

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.

It is a known thing that lenders are responsible for most delays experienced in availing of finances. They usually have stringent procedures of carrying out this task. The most important being the need to screen documents after completion of the transactions. This makes the whole arrangement delay for several days.

It can also occur when there is reason for the seller to communicate with the lender about the loans approval. This arises when the purchaser is seeking to finance the deal through a program arranged by the government. The seller has the sole power of accepting or rejecting this kind of arrangement. If agreed the government releases the funds according to its own schedule.

Other uncontrollable events can make the funds not be available at the signing venue. They include instances of the purchaser failing to complete and avail the recommended paperwork at the correct time. Sometimes the banks process the mortgage finalization stages at a slow pace.

It is imperative to inform all parties at an earlier stage when conditions arise for this kind of closing. This prepares every person to come up with possible solutions to alleviate it. In most cases, the parties' legal representatives decide on forming an escrow setup that will see the deal through. They select this option in cases where the money is likely to be availed soon.

At times the Realtor withhold the deal until the funds is delivered. This happens because regaining a property's title is a long and difficult legal process. Sometimes the financiers fail to provide funds because of a number of technical issues after the ownership status has been changed to that of the purchaser. This brings long legal proceedings.

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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