This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion and a research report addressing contract-for-deed home financing, also known as a “land contract,” ...

On August 13, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are “credit” under Regulation Z, and therefore subject to its myriad ...

If you are a seller with a contract for deed for the sale of your property, there are state-specific rules regarding what actions you can take if the buyer of your property defaults. Typically, buyers ...

Some people who can't qualify for a mortgage, turn to a thinly regulated arrangement called contract for deed. Similar to renting to own, it rarely results in a buyer taking possession of the home.

New Contract for Deed Options Support Minnesota Home Buyers Maplewood, United States - February 25, 2026 / Contract for ...

The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners.

Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. Marissa lives there today rent free, but pays the ...