earnest money
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You would also likely end up losing any deposits or earnest money you have paid thus far.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
That deposit, often called earnest money, is typically 1% to 3% of the home price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
We put down $2,000 in earnest money, which was everything we had saved up.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2022
Home buyers face pressures to waive financing protections and put forward as much cash as they can in their down payment and as part of a deposit known as earnest money.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2021
“You and your husband had recently put down earnest money on this land. Is that correct, Mrs. Heine?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
