What is a CDPE?
A Certified Distressed
Property Expert® is
a real estate professional
with specific understanding of
the complex issues confronting
the real estate industry, and
the foreclosure avoidance
options available to
homeowners. Through
comprehensive training and
experience, CDPEs are able to
provide solutions for
homeowners facing hardships in
today’s market, specifically
short sales.
The prospect of foreclosure
can be financially and
emotionally devastating, and
often homeowners proceed
without guidance of any kind.
The developers of the CDPE
Designation believe that the
best course of action for a
homeowner in distress is to
speak with a well-informed,
licensed real estate
professional. They have the
tools needed to help
homeowners find the best
solution for their situation.
Often, when other options have
been exhausted, CDPEs can help
homeowners avoid foreclosure
through the efficient
execution of a short sale.
While enduring financial
difficulties is challenging
for any family, the process of
finding a qualified real
estate professional should not
be. Selecting an agent with
the CDPE Designation ensures
you are dealing with a
professional trained to
address your specific needs.
For more information, contact
a
CDPE in your area.
CDPEs don’t merely assist
in selling properties, they
serve and help save their
clients in need.
What is a CCSS?
ADVANTAGES OF USING A
CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL SALES
SPECIALIST™
The
Practice of real estate is
becoming specialized, much
like the practice of medicine.
Just as professional medical
associations and medical
schools certify physicians as
specialized in pediatrics,
oncology, gynecology,
dermatology, cardiology, and
the like, so do real estate
associations and schools.
The
Commercial Real Estate
Institute, Inc. certifies real
estate agents in the specialty
fields of Commercial Sales
(Certified Commercial Sales
Specialist™, or "CCSS"),
Commercial Leasing (Certified
Commercial Leasing
Specialist™, or "CCLS") , or
Land Sales (Certified Land
Sales Specialist™, or "CLSS").
Just
as specialized doctors have to
take advanced training to
obtain their certification, so
do our specialists.
Certified Commercial Sales
Specialists must first obtain
a real estate license in the
State in which they practice,
just as doctors do. They have
to pass an extensive series of
academic examinations,
covering all areas of real
estate practice. Most States
require 60 to 120 hours of
schooling before a license
candidate can even take the
State examination.
Once
they are licensed, they must
then apply to the Institute
for candidacy in one of our
specializations. Once accepted
as a candidate, the agent must
take additional intermediate
and advanced courses, usually
36 to 45 credit hours. When
the candidate completes the
classes, there is a
comprehensive written
examination and an essay
documenting a practical
application of what they have
learned in their specialty.
When
you hire a Certified
Specialist™, you are assured
that your real estate agent
has taken the time, expense,
and effort to advance their
knowledge and proficiency more
than other agents.
This
means that you will receive
more professional service, and
have the advantage of a true
Specialist on your side,
representing you to accomplish
your objectives with your
commercial real estate, or
land.
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