Not usually. Real estate contracts are legally binding, so sellers can't back out just because they received a better offer.
If your agent notifies the first seller's agent that you are withdrawing your offer before that seller's signed acceptance is delivered to you, or to your agent, then your offer is safely withdrawn. To avoid any confusion, it's best to give written notice that you're withdrawing an offer.
The simple answer to this question is that you can pull out of buying at any time up until missives have been concluded. If the contract to buy hasn't been concluded, then you, as the buyer, can pull out at any time.
An offer may be withdrawn by a Buyer at any time before the Seller transmits the signed acceptance (or manually delivers it, or deposits it in the mail). 3 This applies even if the Buyer does not know that the Seller transmitted their signed acceptance.
Each counter is essentially a new offer, resetting the clock for an acceptance deadline. As with the original offer to purchase, you can change your mind about a counteroffer you send to the seller and you can withdraw the counteroffer before the seller accepts and delivers written acceptance to you.
Offers to purchase property are rarely accepted without modifications. Any change to an offer creates a new offer, called a "counteroffer." Like an offer, a counteroffer can be withdrawn by the seller at any time before it is signed by the buyer and the signed acceptance is delivered back to the seller or his agent.
A Yes, you can withdraw your offer. Until you exchange contracts you are free to change your mind about your offer without any financial penalty. However, to be fair to the people selling the property you should let them know as soon as possible.
Can you back out of an accepted offer? The short answer: yes. When you sign a purchase agreement for real estate, you're legally bound to the contract terms, and you'll give the seller an upfront deposit called earnest money.