What Can I Expect When Going to
Settlement on a Real Estate Deal?

There is no difference in going to settlement when you are buying a home from a seller, a new house being built in a planned community by a major developer, or a new house being built by a small builder.  It is at this time that the buyer of a home actually takes ownership and can move in.  It is also at this point where the person who is selling the home should turn over all keys to the buyers.