Contracts & disclosure
Property contracts explained: seller disclosure, cooling-off, conditions and what each clause means.
California home sale disclosures: the main rules, checked in 2026
The transfer disclosure statement, the three and five day exit, six natural hazard zones, the agent's inspection, association papers and withholding, read on 2026 texts.
The developer's NOC in a Dubai resale: fees, validity and disputes
What a developer's no-objection certificate confirms in a Dubai resale, who applies and when, what developers and the press say it costs, how long it lasts and where the law sets limits.
When a buyer stops paying in Dubai: what the developer may keep
Article 11 of Dubai's interim register law, rewritten in 2017 and 2020, sets the notice, the 30 days and the share a developer may keep at each stage of construction.
New York's property condition disclosure statement: a seller's guide
New York sellers of one to four family homes owe buyers a 56-question condition statement before contract. What it asks, who is exempt and what liability follows.
Selling a resale home in Singapore: what the seller has to disclose
Buyer beware is the starting point in a Singapore resale. What the contract makes a seller confirm, what requisitions reveal, and what courts did when something was hidden.
Singapore show flats and Form 3: what a developer must show buyers
Before a developer in Singapore takes a booking fee, the rules set what its show flat, plans, adverts and Form 3 pack must show. A guide to each, and to what stays unconfirmed.
Texas seller's disclosure notice: who gives it, when and what it asks
Section 5.008 of the Texas Property Code makes most home sellers hand over a written notice of the property's condition. Who is covered, what the form asks and what a late notice costs.
Selling a strata lot in Western Australia: what must be disclosed
What a Western Australian strata seller must hand over before the buyer signs, what must be notified afterwards, when the buyer may avoid the contract, and how little a house sale requires.
Dubai off-plan: how escrow accounts and Oqood protect buyers
Two Dubai laws decide where an off-plan buyer's money goes and when the purchase legally exists. What each one requires, what the texts say, and what is still to check.
NSW contract for sale and Victoria's Section 32: what is disclosed
New South Wales wants a full contract ready before a home is marketed. Victoria wants a signed vendor statement before the buyer signs. What each must contain.
Singapore: what a CEA case says about new-launch advertising rules
A case study published by Singapore's Council for Estate Agencies on 5 October 2026 shows how one line of the ethics code applies to prices and claims in new-launch adverts.
USA: lead-based paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978
A federal rule sets what sellers, landlords and agents must disclose about lead-based paint in older American homes, when they must do it, and what the paperwork has to contain.
Connecticut's private-listings law takes effect: public exposure first
Connecticut's Senate Bill 340, now Public Act 26-23, took effect on 1 October 2026. A home must be listed publicly by the time it is first publicly marketed, unless the owner opts out.
Singapore: what a property agent may say in an advert, and how to check
The Council for Estate Agencies sets what a property advertisement in Singapore must show and must not claim. A guide to the rules, medium by medium, and to checking a listing.
Victoria makes agents publish reserve prices a week before auction
Victoria's first price-transparency changes began on 1 October 2026. Reserve prices go public seven days before an auction, and sold prices seven days after a sale is final.