Laurie Dubow has been utilized as an expert witness by various Attorney's with regards to the value and marketability of real property in divorce cases, probate cases, and business partnership disputes. In her role as a Real Estate Broker for the past 20 years, she has extensive experience mediating and advising Realtors with regards to settling commission disputes, as well as contract and listing agreement disputes between Realtors and their prospective clients, and conflicts between buyers and sellers, and between landlords and tenants. In her role as Co-Broker at the Signature Real Estate Companies, Laurie has been utilized as an advisor to the 1,100+ Realtors, 25+ Office Managers, 35+ Employees, and the 3 Principal Partners, with regards to issues between Realtors and their clients, and Realtors with other Realtors on matters of protocol, contracts, listing agreements, leases, and other matters of concern.
Laurie's area of expertise has been utilized as a means of avoiding litigation and finding mutually acceptable solutions to common and obscure Real Estate related situations. She has been personally involved in hundreds of residential and commercial Real Estate transactions during the past 20+ years, and is considered to be a leader and expert in the Real Estate industry. She was voted Broker of the Year in 2019 and currently serves as a member of the Professional Standards Committee for the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches and Greater Ft. Lauderdale and St. Lucie Counties.
* LICENSED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER
* LICENSED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER
* BUSINESS BROKER- MEMBER BBF
* LICENSED MORTGAGE BROKER
* DIVORCE EXPERT
* SOUGHT AFTER SPEAKER
* REAL ESTATE EDITOR AND WRITER
* COMMUNITY LEADER
* EXPERT WITNESS
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1. CDS (Certified Divorce Specialist)
2. SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist)
3. ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative)
4. CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist)
5. CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert
6. REOS (Real Estate Owned Expert)
7. MCAT (Master in Psychotherapy)
1. Real Estate Broker of the Year (2019) Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches, Greater Ft. Lauderdale, and Port St. Lucie
2. Blue Diamond Elite Award (2017 and 2018) Women's Council of Realtors
3. America's Top 100 Real Estate Agents Palm Beach (Top 1% of Real Estate Professionals throughout the United States) (2018-2024)
4. Broker of the Year, Signature Real Estate Companies (2019)
5. SFBW Who's Who in Women of Influence Excellence in Real Estate Award (2021)
6. Soroptomist Award Finalist (2022)
1. APPOINTED TO THE PALOM BEACH COUNTY HOUSING AND FINANCE COMMISSION 2023-PRESENT
2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WOMEN IN FINANCIAL SERVICES (WIFS) 2013-PRESENT
3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WOMEN FOR EXCELLENCE (2000-PRESENT) -PRESIDENT 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
4. FOUNDING MEMBER AND DIRECTOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVORCE PROFESSIONALS (NADP) 2015-PRESENT
5. MEMBER REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE PALM BEACHES, GREATER FT. LAUDERDALE, and PORT ST. LUCIE 2004-PRESENT
6. MEMBER REALTORS COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE, 2004-PRESENT
7. SPONSOR AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS (FAWL) AND SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION (SPBCBA) 2014-PRESENT
8. CO-CHAIR OF THE REAL ESTATE SECTION OF THE BOCA RATON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE (DBA) 2018, 2019
9. REAL ESTATE EDITOR OF ATTORNEY AT LAW MAGAZINE, BI-MONTHLY ARTICLES AND EDITORIALS FROM 2014-2021
10. MEMBER OF THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (REALTORS ASSOCIATION) - 2019 and 2020
11. MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE (REALTORS ASSOCIATION) 2021-PRESENT
12. MEMBER OF THE AWARDS COMMITTEE (REALTORS ASSOCIATION) 2020
13. ALZHEIMERS' BOCA BRAIN BOWL AND BOCA WALK COMMITTEES
14. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FAULK CENTER FOR COUNSELING 2022-PRESENT
*Laurie is often asked to give workshops and speak to organizations on a myriad of Real Estate related topics.
*Specializing in working with couples going through divorce and individuals going through other types of life transitions, she has been the sole Real Estate and Mortgage presenter for more than 10 years at a monthly workshop entitled “Second Saturday- What People Need to Know About Divorce”, where she is referred to as the "Real Estate and Mortgage Expert".
*Other related projects have included being the speaker at the Divorce Expo, and a guest on two internet TV shows- Divorce Connection Network and Good Karma Designs.
*Founding Directors of the NADP (National Association of Divorce Professionals), an organization on the leading edge of educating professionals about how to better work with individuals going through the divorce process.
*Laurie’s acclaimed presentation and perspective of “the Emotional, Psychological, and Financial Factors to Consider When Deciding Whether or Not to Stay In Your Home” is the culmination of over 35 years of experience.
*She is uniquely qualified to help professionals understand and analyze Real Estate options and achieve goals through real estate and mortgage restructuring, and follow through with a plan that best suits individual needs and circumstances. *Known as a "Real Estate Concierge", Laurie's mission is to help coordinate each transaction in order to reduce the stress and make the process as easy as possible, while helping her clients and professionals make the best choices possible.