Settlement obligations for buyers and sellers

When buying or selling real estate it is important to understand the deadlines as the penalties for failing to meet these deadlines may be costly.

A contract of sale will have a deadline date for settlement. By this date, the seller must deliver the property to the buyer and the buyer must pay the remainder of the sale price to the seller. If either party fails to complete the settlement proced...


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