Divorce Home Sales
Selling a House During a Divorce
A calm, experienced real estate professional for divorce home sales in Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, and Frederick counties), Virginia, and Washington DC. I handle the house so you and your attorney handle the rest.
27+ years | 800+ closed transactions | Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, and Frederick counties), Virginia, and Washington DC
The Problem
The house is where the fight lands
The house is usually the biggest asset in a divorce. It is also where the arguing gets loud.
Price. Repairs. Showings. Who stays. Who pays.
Delay costs real money. The mortgage, taxes, and insurance keep running while two people argue. Buyers sense a stalled sale and offer less. Emotion costs people money.
I have seen this before. I know where it goes wrong, and I know how to keep it moving.
"Emotion costs people money."
Training
Trained for divorce home sales
Since completing CDRE certification in 2014, I bring specialized training and proven results to every divorce-related property transaction. I have been a trained expert since 2014.
What the training covered
- How divorce proceedings work
- How courts treat the family home
- Valuing a home when owners disagree
- Keeping a sale moving when owners do not
Certification earned in 2014.
Proof
Why homeowners trust me with a hard sale
Hard sales are my normal. I have spent 27 years handling sales where emotion, money, and legal pressure collide.
27+ years
Selling homes in Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, and Frederick counties), Virginia, and Washington DC
800+
Closed transactions
Probate, distressed, and trustee sales
Sales where legal pressure is the norm
Federal court
Qualified and testified as a real estate expert witness
17 closings so far in 2026
as of October 2026
The typical REALTOR® closes 10 transaction sides a year (NAR 2025 Member Profile, 2024 data).
Best-selling author.
Co-author of "Cracking the Real Estate Code," a best seller in four Amazon categories on release day, September 2013.
Author of "Inherited"
On probate real estate.
Marc Cormier, REALTOR®, SRES. Brown University graduate. Former U.S. Army officer. Based in Potomac, MD.
Read my full About pageHow I Work
What if the sale is contentious?
Some divorces are calm. Many are not.
If you and your spouse are not speaking, you do not have to. I do the talking about the house. I stay calm when others do not.
Here is how I work a tense sale:
I do not take sides. The house is the job. Both owners sign the listing agreement, and both owners get the same information.
"My job is to make the house a solved problem so you and your attorney can move forward."
How a tense sale runs
- Both owners get the same facts at the same time. No side conversations, no surprises.
- I give a written price recommendation with the sold comparables behind it.
- Showing rules go in writing before the first buyer walks in. Who leaves. When. How much notice.
- Every decision gets documented. Price changes, repair approvals, offers, and showings.
- I coordinate with both attorneys. They see what you see.
- I keep emotion out of the pricing conversation. The market decides the price. Buyers decide value.
- I follow your attorney and the court exactly, including any protective order.
If you are not safe at home, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
What You Get
What you get when you call me
A net sheet first
See what each of you walks away with after the mortgage, commissions, and costs before you decide anything.
A real price
A written value opinion with sold comparables, not a number to flatter you.
A written plan
Showing rules, repair limits, and decision steps agreed in writing before you list.
A paper trail
Every showing, offer, and decision recorded and shared with both sides.
Best Selling Options in a Divorce, by Marc Cormier
Get my free book: Best Selling Options in a Divorce
A practical guide to selling your home during a divorce. Get ready, price it, stage it, market it, and negotiate the sale.
What is inside
- Getting ready to move on, and being prepared before you list
- The marital settlement agreement and how it touches the sale
- The 80/20 rule, and how it applies to selling your home
- Curb appeal, staging with purpose, and upgrades with return in mind
- How to market your home and find buyers
- Common seller mistakes and costly ones to avoid
- Negotiating: how to be a power negotiator, the dos and don'ts, and your bargaining chips
Free. I do not share your information.
States
Choose your state
Divorce law differs in each place. Pick the state where the home is located.
FAQ
Questions people ask first
Should we sell before or after the divorce is final?
It depends on your taxes and your agreement. Ask your attorney and a CPA before you list. Selling while the larger federal home sale exclusion applies often helps.
Do we both have to sign the listing agreement?
If both names are on the deed, yes. Put the sale terms in writing first, and have your attorney review them.
Get the numbers before you decide
Start with a confidential 30-minute conversation. I explain your options, run a net sheet, and tell you what usually goes wrong with houses like yours.
(301) 660-6272 Marc@Help34.com
Confidential. I do not share your information.