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LAND CONTRACT
California Department of Real Estate
Updated 08-20-2026
LAND CONTRACT
A contract used in a sale of real property whereby the seller retains title to the property until all or a prescribed part of the purchase price has been paid. Also commonly called a conditional sales contract, installment sales contract or real property sales contract. (See REAL PROPERTY SALES CONTRACT for statutory definition.)
California Department of Real Estate Glossary
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