Last updated September 2, 2026

Short answer: Yes — PBP Real Estate handles probate and inherited-property sales in Delray Beach, working alongside the estate’s attorney, and our Broker of Record Gia Freer has been licensed in Florida since 2000 and prepares the written date-of-death opinions of value that estates need for their filings.

What makes a probate sale in Delray Beach different?

Delray Beach estates skew heavily toward condominiums, and that is the detail that decides how long a probate sale takes here. A large share of the inherited property we handle in this city sits in older 55-plus associations west of I-95, where the association's approval process, reserve funding and milestone inspection status all have to be dealt with before a buyer can close.

Based on information from BeachesMLS for January 1 to August 31, 2026, retrieved September 2, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Figures from our own BeachesMLS feed, retrieved September 2, 2026, across 1,175 active listings with a Delray Beach address. We publish them because an estate is paying insurance, taxes, association dues and maintenance for every one of those days, and that cost lands on the beneficiaries.

Why are so many Delray Beach estate properties condominiums?

Delray Beach has 772 active condominiums against 316 houses, and the price gap between them is stark: a median closed price of $225,000 for condominiums this year against $950,000 for single-family homes. A large share of that condominium stock sits in the established, often age-restricted associations west of town. It is exactly the housing that passes through estates, and it comes with complications a house does not have.

• Association approval of the buyer. Many of these associations screen and approve purchasers, some with an interview and an application period. That process happens after a contract is signed and before closing, and it is a real part of the estate's timeline.
• Age restrictions narrow the buyer pool. A 55-and-over community cannot be sold to everyone, which affects both price and marketing time.
• Estoppel and assessments. Unpaid dues, an open special assessment or a pending structural reserve decision come out of the estate's proceeds. They should be established before the property is priced, not discovered at closing.
• Low price, same workload. A $200,000 condominium takes as much of a personal representative's attention as a $2,000,000 house. Families are frequently surprised by that, so we say it plainly up front.

The practical consequence is timing. Median days to contract on a Delray condominium is 66, and then the association process runs on top. An estate that needs to close before a court deadline should start the association inquiries in parallel with the petition rather than after a contract.

What type of value document does an estate need?

Estates usually need value as at the date of death, not value today. That is a different document from an ordinary market appraisal: comparable closings are drawn from the six to twelve months before the date of death, and sales after that date are not used simply because they exist now. We state the effective date of value on the face of the document so the historical cut-off can never be mistaken for the preparation date. Your attorney and your CPA will both want it in that form.

No automated estimate is published on this site, and no price we give an estate is produced by software.

How do you work with an estate during probate?

1. Confirm who has authority to sign. Usually the personal representative appointed by the court. Nothing can be listed before that exists.
2. Written date-of-death opinion of value for the estate file.
3. An honest condition and repair assessment. Most inherited properties in Delray Beach do not need a renovation; they need clearing, cleaning, and two or three specific repairs. We will tell you which, and which are not worth doing.
4. Coordination with the attorney on court authority, beneficiary consents and timing.
5. A real launch, and weekly reporting to every beneficiary who wants it, so nobody is left guessing.

Once the court authority is in place, the sale itself follows the same disciplined process we use for every seller in Palm Beach County. You can read exactly how we prepare, price and market a home for sale before you commit the estate to anything. The Delray Beach figures an estate should price against, houses and condominiums separate, are in what it takes to sell a house in Delray Beach.

How long does the probate process take?

Formal administration in Palm Beach County typically runs nine to eighteen months, while summary administration usually closes in one to three — and the summary threshold doubled to $150,000 of non-exempt value on July 1, 2026, which moved a lot of estates into the faster route. The full timeline is on how long probate takes in Palm Beach County.

Who signs depends on how the estate is set up: see the personal representative's guide to selling a house in Florida probate. If the house was the decedent's homestead, the heirs sign rather than the personal representative; see homestead property in a Florida probate. And if the family is not of one mind, see when heirs disagree about selling an inherited house. Once the sale closes, what the heirs owe in tax is set by the stepped-up basis; and if the property is a unit, see selling an inherited condominium.

Related: our Palm Beach County probate hub · the Delray Beach market · information for probate attorneys · seller closing costs here

Questions and answers

Real-estate process only. This is not legal advice and it is not tax advice. Ask a Florida probate attorney about the estate and a CPA about anything to do with money, including the step-up in basis. We work alongside probate attorneys across Palm Beach County every week and can refer you to one.

Who should I hire for a Delray Beach probate sale?

Personal representatives and estate attorneys are not looking for a brokerage, they are looking for a named broker who has done this before. At PBP Real Estate you work directly with Gia Freer, Broker of Record, and Grant Freer, Owner and Broker Associate.

• Gia Freer — Broker of Record, licensed in Florida since 2000 (broker license BK689801). Probate and inherited property is one of her core specialties, and she prepares the written date-of-death opinions of value estates need for their filings.
• Credentials: REALTOR; SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource), National Association of REALTORS; CDPE designation in 2012 (earned with Grant Freer); member, BeachesMLS. Fluent in English and Spanish. Brokerage license CQ1064615.
• Track record: Gia and Grant Freer have closed 764 transactions and $203,032,127 in sales volume since 2000 (Flexmls, October 1, 2026).
• How we work with the estate: alongside the estate's own attorney, never in place of one. PBP provides real estate services only — not legal or tax advice. Speak with a probate attorney about the administration itself, and a CPA about tax.

Also serving probate and inherited property in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach, or start with our Palm Beach County probate guide.

The same Palm Beach County process, with each city's own house and condominium figures: probate real estate in Wellington; probate real estate in Palm Beach Gardens; probate real estate in Jupiter; probate real estate in Royal Palm Beach.

Published by Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC · Florida broker license BK689801 · brokerage license CQ1064615. Last updated September 2, 2026.