Anyone familiar with real estate law ?

We did have all the contingencies listed in the contract,, and since he is not about to produce a product of proper value,, I don't see an issue getting the money back
Was one of the contingencies that the house did not appraise for the contract price? How is the deposit held or where is your money? Getting it back may be the difficult part if the seller sees things differently. Your agent should handle getting the deposit back for you, in my opinion.