Last updated October 29, 2026

For Family Law Attorneys: Selling the Marital Home in South Florida

Short answer: PBP Real Estate lists and sells marital homes across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie, working with both owners as a transaction broker, the relationship Florida law presumes (section 475.278(1)(b)). We supply a written opinion of value prepared by hand, a dated offers log and the closing figures. We do not give legal advice, and we never pay attorneys for referrals.

Informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is legal or tax advice. PBP Real Estate, LLC is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (License CQ1064615), not a law firm. We do not draft settlement terms, deeds, motions or proposed orders, and we do not advise either spouse on the divorce.

What does a transaction broker owe both spouses in Florida?

The duties in section 475.278(2), owed to each owner, and no loyalty to one against the other. Florida presumes every licensee is a transaction broker unless a single agent relationship, or no brokerage relationship, is established in writing (section 475.278(1)(b)). Dual agency is not permitted (section 475.278(1)(a)). A transaction broker's duties include:

• dealing honestly and fairly, and accounting for all funds;
• using skill, care and diligence in the transaction;
• disclosing known facts that materially affect the value of residential property and are not readily observable to the buyer;
• presenting all offers and counteroffers in a timely manner, unless a party has directed otherwise in writing;
• limited confidentiality, unless waived in writing, which covers each party's motivation for selling (section 475.278(2)(f)).

That is the whole promise. How information moves between the owners, and whether counsel is copied, follows the owners' written instructions or the court's order.

What do you supply for a settlement or a court-ordered sale?

The real-estate record, in a form counsel can attach or cite. The settlement terms and any order are yours; these are ours:

A court or a party that needs a state-licensed report on value hires that professional separately; our written opinion of value is a broker's price opinion, not that report. See how the house value is decided in a divorce.

How do you handle a home sale when the spouses do not agree?

We wait for an agreement or an order, then follow it. When a judge has ordered the sale, the order sets the terms and the judge makes the final decisions. The points that most often decide whether a divorce sale runs smoothly are worth settling in writing before the listing: how the list price is set and reduced, who pays carrying costs until closing and whether they are credited (section 61.077), who lives in the home during the sale, how offers are answered when the owners disagree, and where the money goes at closing. Partition after a final judgment follows chapter 64; see when one spouse refuses to sell.

How do you work with parties who have their own attorneys?

Through the channels counsel sets. We do not solicit parties to a pending divorce. Before a listing, we do not reach out to a spouse on our own: we speak with a spouse when that spouse or that spouse's attorney contacts us, and our intake form tells a spouse that Gia will not contact the other spouse or co-owner unless they agree. Once both owners have signed the listing, we work with both of them on the sale and copy counsel as the owners or the order direct. Our marketing never mentions a divorce.

Can an attorney get a real estate commission in Florida?

Not from us for a referral. Section 475.25(1)(h), Florida Statutes, makes it a ground for discipline for a Florida broker to share a commission with, or pay a fee or other compensation to, a person not properly licensed as a broker, broker associate or sales associate for the referral of real estate business, clients, prospects or customers. The same paragraph allows a Florida broker to pay a referral fee to a broker licensed in another state.

No referral fees paid or accepted between PBP and any attorney or law firm. We never pay attorneys for referrals, and nothing of value changes hands for sending us a client, in either direction. Questions about an attorney's own ethics rules belong with The Florida Bar or your own counsel.

Which South Florida counties and courts do you cover?

Five counties in four judicial circuits.

Source: section 26.021, Florida Statutes (Online Sunshine), checked October 28, 2026. The Nineteenth Circuit also covers Indian River and Okeechobee counties.

What experience backs this up?

Gia and Grant Freer have closed 767 transactions and $203,762,527 since 2000, 671 of them since 2013 (Beaches MLS, agent production report, as of October 19, 2026). Gia Freer, Broker of Record (Florida license BK689801), handles every divorce file personally, in English or Spanish. Court-supervised sales are familiar ground for us; see how we work with other counsel on our pages for probate attorneys and bankruptcy trustees and attorneys.

Clients you send us can read plain-language explainers first: selling a house during a divorce in Florida, who has to sign, capital gains on the marital home and selling a house worth less than the mortgage.

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Published by Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC · Florida broker license BK689801 · brokerage license CQ1064615. Last updated October 29, 2026.