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      • When a buyer passes away before closing, the contract they signed is also still binding. The buyer’s estate is obligated to all of the contractual duties that the buyer entered into prior to death. The buyer’s estate, like the buyer, may still have rights to terminate the contract based on the terms of the contract.
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    Apr 5, 2022 · Answer: The agreements never become null and void, whether they be listings, Buyer Representation Agreements or Agreements of Purchase and Sale. They continue until completed, terminated or expired. The Estate can accept an Offer immediately after death, if there is a Will.

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    The same is true thereafter. Once the agreement has become firm and binding, the risk of the buyer’s death before closing, transfers from the seller to the buyer. In this case, the Estate is obligated to complete the transaction.

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