Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert

 

(CDRE®)

 

With over two decades of expertise in real estate, I specialize in handling property sales tied to family law cases across Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. My career has flourished thanks to strong relationships with clients, peers, attorneys, and various community trades. I’m proud to have earned the trust of many who now repeatedly seek my services or refer others to me.

 

I approach each client’s needs with a deep commitment to understanding their goals and delivering positive results. Whether it's assisting buyers, sellers, seniors in transition, luxury home sales, or navigating the complexities of divorce sales, I provide neutral, expert advice. My extensive experience equips me to offer impartial opinions on diverse and complex divorce real estate matters.

 

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What is a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert™?

A Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE®) is an emerging expert in the field of
family law who is specifically trained to support the real estate needs in a case.


Guided by experience, training, and the CDRE Code of Ethics, the effectiveness of CDREs
is felt throughout the system:


● Conflict is mitigated
● Judicial economy is promoted
● Lawyers are prepared and informed
● Clients are represented by a trained neutral


To become a CDRE, an experienced agent must pass The Ilumni Institute’s rigorous
months-long certification program. This program is application-only, and is taught by a
faculty of family law attorneys, mediators, mortgage professionals, and real estate experts.

 

 

 
Real estate is in constant flux, and the state of the real estate market CDREs offer three main services to the family law community and their clients

Education

Real estate is in constant flux, and the state of the real estate market and
trends impact how cases are handled. Your CDRE will consistently provide you with:


● Real estate market data and trends
● Lessons from cases that everyone can learn from
● Nuances of the real estate/divorce crossover

 

 

Resources

Every case with real property will need information. A CDRE can be your
one resource for all things real estate, including:


● Title documents: legal descriptions, deeds, property profiles
● Values: sight unseen and full reports, supported by expert testimony
● Challenges: foreclosures, equity buy-out questions, liens, creative settlement
structures

 

 

Divorce Listings
The listing of a house in a divorce case presents many challenges
that CDREs are trained to handle, including:

● Mutual agreement on pricing, offers, showings, terms
● Sale sabotage
● Court orders and proceeds distribution
 
 


CDRE® Code of Ethics


● A CDRE® shall maintain an active real estate license in good standing in any state in which they do business, without any disciplinary actions against their license.


● A CDRE shall maintain active membership with the National Association of REALTORS®.


● A CDRE shall adhere to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics.


● A CDRE shall always collaborate with, support, and assist their fellow CDREs and The Ilumni Institute, except when doing so would not be in the best interests of their clients.


● A CDRE shall affirmatively seek opportunities to teach and educate the family law community about real estate matters as they relate to divorce.


● A CDRE shall not, either personally or through control of a “team,” represent the Buyer in a divorce listing.


● A CDRE shall maintain an arm’s-length distance between clients, buyers, settlement services, and cooperative agents in a divorce transaction.


● A CDRE shall not seek or voluntarily acquire any vested interest in the purchase of divorce properties for personal or investment purposes.


● A CDRE shall not represent either divorcing partner in another transaction during the life of the divorce listing.


● A CDRE shall hold the best interests of the divorcing family as primary and shall not allow the sale to be more important than the family's best interest.


● A CDRE shall not receive or give referral fees, or “kickbacks,” for attorney referrals.


● A CDRE shall not take a listing outside of one’s scope of expertise.


● A CDRE shall maintain clients’ confidentiality from the general public at all times, beyond the life of the transaction.


● A CDRE shall adhere to the Culture and Values of The Ilumni Institute at all times and act as an ambassador for the real estate industry to the larger family law community.