Seniors Real Estate Specialist

Ed recently earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation. He noticed a growing need in the community and decided to do something about it. His advanced training puts helps him service the growing seniors community.

Who Are the Seniors Real Estate Specialists®?
Seniors Real Estate Specialists® are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers age 50-plus. The SRES® Council awards the SRES® Designation to those members who have successfully completed its education program.

By earning the SRES® designation, your REALTOR® has demonstrated necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50-plus through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. Your REALTOR® has received special training, gets regular updates, and is prepared to offer the options and information needed in making life changing decisions.

Elder Services Network of Chicagoland
We belong to (TESNC)which is a dedicated group of business associates in the Chicagoland senior services industry. This group provides a variety of senior related professional services.

Find out more about The Elder Services Network and how they might assist you.

Why Use SRES®?
A Seniors Real Estate Specialist® is experienced and knowledgeable in meeting your specific needs. And that can make all the difference in the world.

As we age, we demand specialists in our health needs, so why not in our housing and equity needs as well? An SRES brings:
A customized approach to your situation; an SRES works with how your living situation fits into your overall plan.
Expertise and patience without condescension.
An awareness of options and solid, reliable referrals for specific situations to explore those options.
A variety of choices to reduce out of pocket expenses, gain cash, or create or defer income streams to either stay independent or finance assistance.

How Can a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® Help Me?
An SRES® designee can help you make wise decisions about selling the family home, financing, buying rental property, or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate, among many other issues. In addition to guiding clients to the right experts on tax laws, probate, estate planning, and a variety of equity conversion strategies, Seniors Real Estate Specialists® can offer clients relevant information on current trends in senior real estate transactions.

The SRES® Designation course seeks to instill each student with the knowledge and understanding of, and empathy for, 50+ real estate clients and customers, while educating students on developing the business building skills and resources needed for specialization in the 50-plus real estate market.

Your SRES Designee has:

»learned the application of federal laws for Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA).
»adopted methods for counseling the 50+ buyer and sellers
»committed his/herself to focus on the transaction and avoid inappropriate involvement in family matters
»developed sensitivities to 50+ issues on priorities when counseling buyers and sellers, showing properties, and managing transactions
»established reputable services that win and sustain client and customer relationships and position his/herself as a trusted real estate advisor
»assembled a team of experts to help serve 50+ clients and customers
»been educated on the uses, benefits, procedures, and issues involved in reverse mortgages
»learned about the uses of pensions, 401k accounts, and IRAs in real estate transactions
»gained an understanding of how Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security impact 50+ real estate decisions
»the ability to help clients integrate disposition of real property into estate plans
»the knowledge to recognize mortgage finance and loan schemes and scams that victimize 50+ borrowers

A national program since 1998, the council now has Seniors Real Estate Specialists® in all 50 states and Canada and adds hundreds of new members every month.

SRES members are not qualified to give legal or tax advice and the SRES Council does not guarantee the accuracy of its members' information. All clients are strongly urged to contact a real estate attorney or certified public accountant to obtain legal or tax advice.