the wasserblawg

I had the good fortune this afternoon to be retained in another Chicago condominium purchase. After an introductory phone conversation, I asked the client to forward his contract for review. Much to my surprise (and delight) I immediately recognized that the newest local form contract is finally in circulation. Ladies & Gentlemen of the real estate community, I give you "Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Contract 5.0. A more complete exploration of the Multi-Board 5.0 form will follow in another post or two. I know that a lot of realtors do not like the form for its shear heft (14 pages compared to the Chicago Board's 4 pager), but I like this one and encourage everyone to at least give some consideration to "trading up" These two features alone make it the best available contract for local transactions: A new font and larger type make this one emminently more readable, even if faxed 3, 4, or 7 times back and forth during negotiations. The electronic form (5.0e...