This home in Haysville was rented in 2021 using a lease with option to purchase, a unique payment structure that can be similar to a contract for deed. A new law regulating contract for deed home ...

Some people who can't qualify for a mortgage, turn to a thinly regulated arrangement called contract for deed. Similar to renting to own, it rarely results in a buyer taking possession of the home.

Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. Marissa lives there today rent free, but pays the ...

On August 13, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are “credit” under Regulation Z, and therefore subject to its myriad ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on contract-for-deed home financing deals by requiring that sellers disclose financing costs, assess a borrower's ability to repay and abide ...

Also called an installment land contract, contract for deed or contract for sale, a land contract is a property sale where the seller holds the title of the property until you have paid for it. Absent ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday released an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are under federal home lending rules and should provide consumer protections. In ...

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is investigating potentially exploitative real estate transactions that have targeted Somali and Hispanic immigrant homebuyers in the state. The attorney ...

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Going back many decades, it was common for Colorado real estate to be sold using an installment land contract, also known as a contract for deed. In an installment land contract, the buyer and seller ...

Prospective homeowners who can't qualify for a home loan are often desperate to find options that don't involve a bank or mortgage lender. An alternative called contract for deed started booming after ...