My fiancee and I are closing on a house in Washington, DC on June 20th. We submitted our offer through our real estate agent and it was accepted. We have financing lined up as well as a title company. My real estate agent says you don’t really need an attorney to review the documents you will sign at closing, because the title company provides a “settlement attorney” who is neutral. But my parents say I should definitely have an attorney who represents us to review everything to ensure our interests are covered. According to our agents, most of the conditions of the sale are already governed by the contract we signed to make the offer – at closing we will just be moving money around, and signing papers that bind us to certain terms with our mortgage company. I’m guessing this varies by jurisdiction.
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