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Re:Some Silicon Valley Tech Workers Get Home Loans with No M... by ryandrake on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @11:05AM (#12173385)
This is one of the reasons why a seller would accept an all-cash offer significantly lower than a competing offer where the buyer requires financing. No seller wants to wait around for a lender to figure out how to do the one thing they're being asked to do.
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Re:Some Silicon Valley Tech Workers Get Home Loans with No M... by markvdb on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @11:59AM (#12173898)
Hah. Only days?

In Belgium, it takes three to four months. Plus about 15% of the purchase price in taxes, sky high monopoly notary fees and more.

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