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Home Real Estate Terms Glossary Purchase and Sale Agreement

What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?

Note that a purchase and sale agreement is a legal document prepared after a buyer and seller agree to terms and price on the sale of a property. These agreements are often used in real estate deals. The purchase and sale agreement dictates how the sale of a property or home will proceed.

The agreement comes after the Offer to Purchase. It supersedes the earlier document once it is signed.

Here is an article about Purchase and Sale Agreements .

Examples of Purchase and Sale Agreement

  • Example 1: Cross-purchase agreement

Here’s Investopedia’s definition of a Purchase and Sale Agreement .

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