Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

A real estate listing that’s “pending” means the seller has accepted an offer on their property, but the transaction has not yet closed. “Contingent” also means an offer has been accepted, ...

Explore contingent convertibles (CoCos) as high-yield debt instruments in Europe’s banks, their regulatory role, how they ...

So, you’ve been searching for a house to make a home and finally settled on your final choice. As you’re about to make an offer, you discover that the listing has turned contingent or pending. No! Say ...

In real estate, a "contingency" refers to a condition of the Agreement of Sale that needs to occur in order for the transaction to keep moving forward. As the buyer, there are many contingencies that ...