What is a real estate purchase agreement?
A buyer and seller agree the sale of a home or land — price, deposit, finance and inspection conditions, title, completion date, possession, what is included and what happens if either side backs out. Start from this template in FileIt eSignature: fill in the blanks, add the people who sign, and send it. Everyone signs online and the signed PDF is filed in your vault.
What you fill in
23 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: buyer, seller.
1 The parties
- Date of this agreement*
- Buyer name(s)*
- Buyer's address*
- Seller name(s)*
- Seller's address*
2 The property
- Property address*
- Legal description or title number
- Included in the sale
- Excluded from the sale (optional)
3 Price
- Currency*
- Purchase price*
- Deposit (earnest money)*
- Days after signing to pay the deposit*
- Who holds the deposit*
4 Conditions
- Finance condition* is conditional on the Buyer obtaining a written mortgage offer on terms reasonably acceptable to the Buyer · is not conditional on finance: the Buyer will pay the price from the Buyer's own funds or arrange finance at the Buyer's own risk
- Days to satisfy the finance condition*
- Days for inspections and surveys*
- Other conditions (optional)
5 Completion
- Completion (closing) date*
- Possession* with vacant possession on completion, with all keys · subject to the existing tenancies listed in the attached schedule, with deposits and rent adjusted on completion
- Closing costs* Each party pays the closing and transfer costs that are customary for a buyer or a seller where the Property is, and its own legal fees. · Closing and transfer costs are split as set out in the attached schedule, and each party pays its own legal fees.
6 Other terms
- Governing law*
- Offer open until (optional)
7 Who signs
- Buyer signature and date, initials on every page · The person or people buying. If buying together, send a copy to each buyer to sign.
- Seller signature and date, initials on every page · The owner selling the property. If owned jointly, all owners should sign.
What the real estate purchase agreement covers
- The Property
- Price and deposit
- Conditions
- Title
- Seller's statements
- Completion and possession
- Risk before completion
- Default
- Agents
- General
Sign it online in minutes
- Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
- Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
- Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.