Acceptance of the offer requires which of the following?

• A. Delivery to every party involved
• B. Signature of all parties
• C. Notarization
• D. Delivery to the seller only

Answer: (A)

Acceptance becomes binding when a clear, unequivocal acknowledgment is communicated to the party who made the offer, and in a real estate transaction that communication should reach everyone involved in the deal. Delivering acceptance to every party involved ensures there is a shared understanding that the terms are accepted and that no one is acting under a mistaken belief about the status of the offer. This avoids disputes where one side proceeds as if the offer were still open or where information is only partially shared.

Notarization isn’t required to form a contract, and while signatures are common on the documents that finalize a deal, the act that actually creates the contract is the communicated acceptance. Delivering acceptance only to the seller would leave the buyer (the offeror) or other involved parties potentially unaware, undermining the mutual assent needed for a binding agreement.