A proposed ban on non-compete clauses for most workers was one of the budget's rare surprises, which wasn't flagged until an official leak within a few hours of Jim Chalmers getting up to deliver his ...

When a homeowner sells a property with a mortgage, in most cases, they will need to pay off the mortgage at closing. A due-on-sale clause specifies that the remaining balance of a mortgage must be ...

When buying or selling a home, real estate contracts include clauses or designated sections in purchase or financing agreements. Each clause is important, but there are four primary clauses that ...

If you’re like most homeowners, you’ll need a mortgage to buy a home. Since your home serves as collateral on the loan, your lender will want to ensure the property — its investment — is adequately ...

Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...

We all know paying your mortgage on time is important. But you might not know how big of a deal it could be to miss a single payment. Most mortgage loans include an acceleration clause, which could ...

An alienation clause, also known as a due-on-sale clause, is a standard provision in most mortgage agreements. It requires the borrower to repay the full loan balance if the property is sold or ...