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 ...

If you are a retired couple or a professional between jobs and need steady monthly income by selling your home and carrying the contract, be certain you know exactly how the deal will be financed and ...

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A house for sale in West St. Paul. INTERVIEWER: Minnesota senators in the housing and homelessness prevention committee are meeting at the state Capitol and one of the bills on the agenda would create ...

If you are a seller with a contract for deed for the sale of your property, there are state-specific rules regarding what actions you can take if the buyer of your property defaults. Typically, buyers ...

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 ...

Michelle Houston was in a bind. After six months of living in cramped quarters with her parents, she needed to quickly find a home for her five children, husband and three dogs, but didn’t qualify for ...

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 ...

Contracts for deed allow a homebuyer to make monthly payments directly to a seller instead of to a bank, with the expectation that the home’s title will be transferred to the buyer once all ...