Land contracts, also called trust deeds, notes, deeds of trust and privately held mortgages, are real estate purchase contracts financed for the buyer by the seller. Depending on the terms of the ...

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 pandemic housing market has been especially tough for homebuyers looking at the lower end of the price spectrum. In June, homes sold under $100,000 fell by 27% compared to a year prior whereas ...

A flexible land rental contract is an agreement between a landowner and a renter that includes a provision for adjusting the actual rent paid based on the results of the current crop year. The rapidly ...

SOUTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Land contracts, which according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds are becoming more popular, may help some people who can't qualify for a traditional mortgage, but for ...

The land contract king of Hutchinson sees the financing tool as a way to fill vacant homes with families that banks won’t loan to while making single-digit profits. Recently retired doctor and ...

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 ...

Thousands of Detroiters who have used nontraditional contracts to become homeowners have been largely boxed out of financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a review of federal ...

DETROIT – Land contracts come with risks for home buyers, who rarely end up owning the homes they buy with such contracts, real estate experts say. The term is misleading; “land contract” sounds like ...