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What is a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE®)?

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
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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.

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

 

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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
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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

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