Hi there. We had offered on a house, and the seller countered with 10,000 less. It had gone back and forth, and finally the seller had made a counteroffer we accepted within the hour. But the seller has now shown the house to more buyers, and they are entertaining a new offer. They are treating our offer and the next offer as competing offers. Is this legal? — Via e-mail

Answer: If that final counteroffer was in writing, and if you accepted it in writing, and if the seller was no ...

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