{"id":56257,"date":"2026-02-19T09:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=56257"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:46:04","slug":"falls-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/falls-through\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Home Sale Falls Through, What Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve done everything right to get your home sold. You\u2019ve cleaned, staged, listed, and accepted a promising offer. Maybe you even found your next house and started packing. And then, unexpectedly, the home sale \u201cfalls through.\u201d<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not alone. A recent report revealed that during the first month of the year, <\/span>16.3% of homes under contract failed to close<\/span><\/a>. That\u2019s one in six pending home sales \u2014 and one in six life chapters placed on hold.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current high interest rate market is likely contributing to this uptick in failed deals. Historically, a more typical average of canceled pending sales is 5%\u20136%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this post, we provide eight clear steps you can follow to help get your home back on track and into the hands of a new buyer.<\/p>\n

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1. Find out exactly why the sale fell through<\/h2>\n

Before you make any big decisions, press pause and get clarity on why the sale didn\u2019t close. Your next steps will depend heavily on what you learn. Here are some of the most common reasons a home sale falls through:<\/p>\n