Leslie Glazier
Leslie is a trained divorce expert in Family Law cases involving real estate property, a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE), as well as a Real Estate Collaboration Specialist – Divorce (RCS-D). Growing up, Leslie went through a series of tough times that almost shattered her life at a young age, and went through an equally devastating period in her adult life. These circumstances, coupled with her experience growing up among family members that were psychologists, attorneys, and realtors, inspired her to specialize in Divorce Real Estate in her adult life to help divorcees out of an incredibly painful moment of their life.
When Leslie was 14, her parents divorced. This experience left her mad, frustrated, and spun her out of control with a fit of searing anger and an overwhelming sense of guilt. By the time she was 18, she had moved six times between her family home since her parent’s divorce to her new home upon her mother’s remarriage. In her adult life, Leslie has lived in eight homes, starting with four disrupting moves from her family home following her divorce.
Her divorce process that involved real estate gave her first-hand experience of the challenges that divorcees face while dissolving marriages and birthed in her a passion for helping divorcing men and women to navigate the turbulent phases of divorce. In today’s highly specialized world, clients are increasingly choosing to work with specialists rather than generalists. With over 20 years in real estate, Leslie is one of Chicago’s top realtors with specialties divorce real estate, relocations, and divorce listings. She has reinforced her expertise by learning more about family law through the Ilumni Institute Master Course, and she is still pursuing additional training to bolster her specialty further.
Real estate properties achieve the highest economic value with minimal levels of conflict and stress. Leslie works with family law professionals to maximize a property’s value and separate emotions from real estate processes. As a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE), Leslie maintains neutrality, higher ethical standards, and effectively recuses herself from dual agency and other situations that might compromise her impartiality and ethics, leading to potential conflict.
Leslie also works with a team of dedicated professionals who specialize in real estate law, finance, therapy, and other fields that might need experts in a family law case that involve child custody. She also provides complimentary services, including fair market values, preliminary title documents, and hands-on early-stage consulting with family law attorneys and mediators.
In her real estate career, Leslie has sold over $100million in property volume, and as @properties Top 100 Broker, she has an in-depth knowledge of the Chicago market. She has earned an excellent reputation with her proficiency in staging, pricing, negotiation, and being and advocated and confidant to both buyers and sellers.
When she is not selling real estate, Leslie’s favorite pastimes are dancing, traveling, and hosting dinner parties filled with a spirited discourse, great music, and a lot of laughter. Leslie serves on Giordano Dance Chicago’s Board and is involved with Starlight Foundation, Ronald McDonald House.