In Pennsylvania, the doctrine of the statute of frauds requires that all agreements to transfer real estate from one party to another must be memorialized in writing.

In Wilson v. Parker, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 42 (Jan. 24, 2020), the Pennsylvania Superior Court cautioned, however, that, even if an oral agreement to purchase real estate runs afoul of the doctrine of the statute of frauds, the attempted buyers can still recover monetary damages against the property owner under a claim for unjust enrichment.

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