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SCENARIO:
Contract with a 45 Day Closing
The contract is contingent upon Financing, and in Paragraph 4 of the contract, the specified interest rate reads "not to exceed 4%"
Interest rates jump to 6% 3 weeks into the process and the buyer has not locked in their rate.
Can the buyer back out of the contract because interest rates now exceed 4% based on the rate/point contingency?
No. The buyer has 7 days to lock in their interest rate and make diligent effort to make application for their loan, if the buyer chooses not to lock their rate in during this period, buyer waives such rate and point contingency set forth in Paragraph 4.