Our good friends at the Chicago Association of Realtors have published new stock contracts for local real estate transactions. It had been about five years since the last set of revisions. At first blush, it seems like some good work. Then again, one of the occupational hazards of being a lawyer is the compulsive need to read all the fine print and I'm still reviewing mine to decide how happy (disgruntled) There is at least one silly gaffe on the condo contract -> sellers are supposed to purchase surveys for their buyers? Fat chance that. But until my colleagues pick up on that one or the board revises the revision, I am looking forward to poking some seller lawyers in the sides when they show up at closing without....
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