If the house doesn’t appraise for the sales price, are you stuck with buying the house?
The short answer is NO. Paragraph 4A(1) of the Texas residential real estate contract states: “If the property does not satisfy the lenders’ underwriting requirements for the loan(s), this contract will terminate and the earnest money will be refunded to buyer.”
If you are purchasing a Spring Texas house on the resale market, paragraph 4A(1) protects you from having to buy a home that doesn’t appraise. The same level of protection may or may not exist in the purchase of a new construction home. This is because new home builders use their own contracts as they are not required to use the Texas residential real estate contract.
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Jill Wente, Realtor® with BHG Gary Greene, CRS, MCNE - (281) 804-8626
Jill grew up in Effingham, Illinois. She earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from EIU. She has been helping people start their next chapters for 19 years. Jill Wente has been awarded the prestigious Houston Five Star Real Estate Agent award 10 times for providing quality service to clients. When not helping clients, Jill can usually be found researching the latest SEO tactics and social media trends. She enjoys traveling, food, wine, comedy, spending time with family and continually learning
