Assignment is a shortcut. Novation is how the file still closes when that shortcut is not available.
The seller keeps their original contract. A new buyer steps in. You are not assigning a contract that cannot — or should not — be assigned.
Title, attorney, and a settlement that reads as a sale, because it is one. The end buyer purchases the house. The structure is in the paperwork, not in a story.
Bring the address, the numbers, and the constraint. We tell you whether novation is the right tool, or whether the file should be left alone.
Name, phone, and the property. Notes if they matter.