Purchase and sale agreement offer
The purchase and sale agreement offer must include three items: the price, conditions with the time limit to wave each one, and the expiry date of the entire offer Known as “Irrevocable date”. The main inclusions of the offer may vary depending on type of property ownership & the style of property it is presented for. The purchase and sale offer for a house consists of different items than offer for condominiums in Toronto, same different inclusions can vary for Toronto new luxury or resale homes. The moment the seller or his agent receives an offer, negotiating closing price will begin. The real estate agents of both parties will negotiate Property price and conditions, not only the price. Every single detail included in the offer will be discussed and negotiated until both sides are content. Once the offer is accepted and before waving conditions, a deposit must be paid. The deposit is in a form of a bank draft to the order of the brokerage trust fund account known as “listing brokerage” which represents the seller. There is always a time limit to wave all conditions.
If any item from the previously agreed inclusions of the offer was not met, the offer will be voided; the entire deposit will be returned without any discounts to the buyer. If all conditions were waved on time, the offer is considered to be legally binding contract. The case when buyer submits unconditional offer or without proper conditions to protect his interest and the offer was accepted, no further revisions are allowed. The property was legally sold.
It is crucial not to add unnecessary conditions while submitting offer of purchase and sale. A well-priced property will receive multiple offers and the seller will chose the less-conditioned offers rather than those with too many conditions. it might worth it, to present unconditional offer when in multiple offers situation to get better chance in competition. This is a very important reason why you should be represented by a real estate agent in Toronto. Your Realtor will handle the correct listing of terms in the offer to secure your side of the deal, ensure the necessary conditions only are included & will represent you during negotiations using the knowledge of similar properties.
