The Distressed Property Institute Reaches Training Milestone

More Than 6,000 Real Estate Professionals Attain Homeowner Rescue Designation

The mark of 6,000 trained real estate professionals in 17 months makes CDPE one of the fastest growing designations in the history of the real estate industry

Each month we expect to train more than 500 brokers and agents, as well as attorneys, title representatives, accountants and others, to help distressed homeowners avoid disaster.

Austin, Tex. (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 11, 2009 -- The Distressed Property Institute (DPI), the premier organization educating real estate professionals on how to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, announced it has reached the milestone of training more than 6,000 real estate professionals. This announcement comes just 17 months after the DPI's inception.

Launched in 2008, DPI offers its students the Certified Distressed Property Expert® (CDPE) designation after completing comprehensive on-site or online training, providing the tools and knowledge to help homeowners facing hardships.

"The mark of 6,000 trained real estate professionals in 17 months makes CDPE one of the fastest growing designations in the history of the real estate industry," said Alex Charfen, co-founder and chief executive officer of DPI. "Each month we expect to train more than 500 brokers and agents, as well as attorneys, title representatives, accountants and others, to help distressed homeowners avoid disaster."

The CDPE designation has been endorsed by major U.S. brokerages and industry icons, including: Dave Liniger, chairman and co-founder of RE/MAX; Howard Brinton, founder of STAR POWER® Systems; Bob Corcoran, founder of Corcoran Coaching and Consulting; Brian Buffini of Buffini and Company; and David Knox, founder of Knox Productions.

Last month, Liniger announced that more than 7,500 RE/MAX agents would receive the CDPE training in 2009.

For more information about The Distressed Property Institute, please visit www.cdpe.com.

Media:
Adam Pedowitz
512.745.4971
adam(at)cdpe.com

Jennifer Wezensky
269.274.4071
jennifer(at)jwpublicrelations.com

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