• 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 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 Illumni® Institute at all times and act as an ambassador for the real estate industry to the larger family law community.