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Contract - in a housebuying context - is the written agreement between the seller and the buyer to transfer ownership of the property from the former to the latter.
It is a legally binding agreement for sale.
In two identical parts, one signed by seller and one by purchaser, the two parts are exchanged (exchange of contracts). Once both parties have signed both are committed to the transaction.
See also: contracts race.
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Last Updated: May 2007 © Moneyextra.com
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