If your client’s emotions are running high, the equity in their home could be at risk.
As a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert, Shannon Rose is uniquely positioned to help divorce attorneys dispose of the most complex and valuable asset involved in a divorce proceeding: the house.
Divorce Real Estate: Keeping a Home vs. Buying Out the Other Spouse
Should your divorcing client keep or sell their house? Rising interest rates, increasing home values and waning affordability—the real estate market is changing, and divorce attorneys need to know what these changes could mean for their clients. Keep It or Buy Out the Other Spouse? The answer depends in part on whether they can afford […]
How Court-Mandated Listing Prices Can Hurt Your Divorce Real Estate Sales
Aka Why the Court Shouldn’t Set Your Clients’ Listing Prices One of the first issues real estate agents run into at the start of any listing contract is determining the property’s price. Thanks to Zillow, clients often believe they have insider knowledge that makes them industry experts—and in divorce cases, that’s a mistake that can […]
3 Ways the California Courts Divide Community Property Real Estate in Divorce
Under California’s Community Property model, divorcing spouses each own half of their real property and half of their debts equally. Separate property—property that was acquired by one spouse before the marriage and was never commingled into the marriage—is an exception, but, for the most part, California couples can expect to split the total value of […]