When purchasing or selling a home you will require many professionals to ensure a successful real estate deal:

	Your mortgage broker or lender will assist you with mortgage and financial needs. This will include mortgage pre-approved and the final mortgage commitment for the closing of your house.
	Your Real Estate agent/realtor will assist you in making the most important decisions--which home to purchase, or how best to market and sell your home. They will help you in preparing the offer on a purchase and take care of the listing details on your sale.
	Your Insurance Agent will assist you in placing fire insurance on your new house purchase.
	Your lawyer is responsible for assembling all the pieces of the transaction and closing the deal on the closing date. Unless all the information from the above professionals is recieved, the lawyer can not complete the transaction for the closing date.