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Seller Baits Buyers With Financing

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel

land contract birmingham michiganTightened credit markets and sluggish real estate sales in Oakland County MI have sellers looking for ways to seal the deal. This week I saw a Birmingham builder do what he could to take control of the situation and set his properties apart. His answer: the land contract.

Not only is he offering land contracts, he's offering them at rates better than you will get at the bank. Today he advertised 4%! What's not to like about 4% money, especially since his homes sell at prices where the buyer is likely to need a more expensive jumbo mortgage. Other advantages of land contracts:

  • Potentially cheaper closing costs
  • Seller *might* be more lenient with credit blemishes
  • I think this sounds like a great incentive for buyers. Kudos to this seller for thinking outside the box and looking for a new source of buyers.

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    Maureen Francis is a top producing Realtor with SKBK Sotheby's International Realty in Birmingham, MI.  Visit her award winning Oakland County Real Estate blog.  Free Metro Detroit Home Search.