SOUTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Land contracts, which according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds are becoming more popular, may help some people who can't qualify for a traditional mortgage, but for ...

Going back many decades, it was common for Colorado real estate to be sold using an installment land contract, also known as a contract for deed. In an installment land contract, the buyer and seller ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday released an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are under federal home lending rules and should provide consumer protections. In ...

_____The Court of Appeal has, in a landmark judgment, ruled that oral contracts for the sale of land are enforceable so long as there is clear part performance and a mutual contract between the ...