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Fall through

Meaning in real estate, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In real estate, fall through means: To fail to happen or be completed, said when a sale or deal is cancelled after an offer has been accepted.

In Turkish: bozulmak, suya düşmek, gerçekleşmemek

How it is used

A very common phrase among agents and buyers. Deals fall through when the buyer's mortgage is refused, the survey finds problems or a chain of linked sales breaks. It takes no object: the sale fell through.

Example sentences

  1. The sale may fall through if the buyer's mortgage isn't approved.

  2. We had two sales fall through before we finally found the right buyer.

  3. Deals like this rarely fall through once contracts are signed.

Common collocations

  • the sale fell through
  • the deal falls through
  • fall through at the last minute
  • contingencyA condition in a purchase contract that must be met before the sale can go ahead, such as the buyer getting a mortgage or a good inspection report.
  • under offerDescribes a property for sale whose owner has accepted an offer, but where the sale is not yet legally complete.
  • offerThe price a buyer formally proposes to pay for a property, often with conditions such as a completion date or a successful inspection.
  • purchase agreementA written contract between buyer and seller that sets out the price, conditions and dates of a property sale before ownership is transferred.

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