Posts by Christopher Combs
Can A Seller/Buyer Demand A Specific Escrow Company?
Question: We made an offer to purchase a Mesa home with financing by a Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) loan. In our offer we requested the title company that our real estate agent recommended. All of the terms of our offer were accepted by the seller, except that the seller wanted another title company. The seller…
Read MoreCC&Rs Must Be Followed Regarding Neighbor’s Pool Deck
Question: We have owned a home in Chandler for over eight years. Our neighbor recently built a large wooden pool deck next to his swimming pool only five feet from our property line. We were in Colorado for most of the summer while this pool deck was being built. Our neighbors and their guests can…
Read MoreSpecific Legal Description Not Required in Purchase Contract
Question: We have a small commercial brokerage firm in Phoenix. Common brokerage practice in most commercial brokerage firms is not to state a legal description in the purchase contract. Instead, the address and the parcel number are specified, and an exhibit to the purchase contract says “legal description to be inserted by title company.” The…
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