REALTOR DESIGNATIONS
Moving, especially to an unfamiliar
place, can be overwhelming for se-
QUICK LINKS
nior citizens. Bill Black of RE/MAX
To find an SRES designee in your area or to subscribe to a useful newsletter:
Realty Team in Cape Coral, Florida,
explains that an SRES designee is
Senior Advantage Real Estate Council Centers for Medicare
Carol Kairis/Managing Director & Medicaid Services
trained to handle the slower pace.
430 N. Michigan Ave. 7500 Security Blvd.
“Seniors often take months to make Chicago, Illinois 60611 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
the smallest decision,” Black says. “We
(800) 500-4564 www.CMS.HHS.gov/home/medicaid.asp
www.SeniorsRealEstate.com (800) MEDICARE • (800) 633-4227
have a network in place to help list a
home and deal with the possible ne- National Association of Realtors (NAR) Official U.S. Government
glect their current home has suffered.”
500 New Jersey Ave., N.W. Site for People with Medicare
Washington, D.C. 20001-2020 www.Medicare.gov
Black points out that an SRES
(800) 874-6500
agent is trained to work with clients www.Realtor.org Office of Fair Housing
or adult children who are acting on
& Equal Opportunity
Kathy Slade, SRES www.HUD.gov
their parents’ behalf.
Realtor
“An SRES designee is not always out RE/MAX Great Atlanta National Council on Aging
to buy or sell but to help the indi-
(770) 314-2334 1901 L. St., N.W.
www.KathySlade.net 4th Floor
vidual the best he can,” Black says.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Realtors who have earned the SRES Bill Black, SRES www.NCOA.org
designation serve a wide range of clients.
Realtor (202) 479-1200
“The senior market does not
RE/MAX Realty Team
Cape Coral, Florida National Reverse
always mean wheelchairs and nursing
(239) 826-6208 Mortgage Lenders Association
homes,” says Rosemary Maguire of
www.CapeCoralHomeSales.com www.ReverseMortgage.org
Keller Williams Realty in Kernersville,
Rosemary K. Maguire Social Security Administration
North Carolina, in the Winston-
Realtor Office of Public Inquiries Building
Salem/Greensboro/High Point area.
Keller Williams Realty 6401 Security Blvd.
“People between the ages of 55 to
Kernersville, North Carolina Baltimore, Maryland 21235
(336) 992-7605 www.SSA.gov
75 are active, creative and taking on
www.TheMaguireTeam.com www.SocialSecurity.gov
second jobs. It is an exciting time
(800) 772-1213
in life where people are doing what
Allan LaCoe
The LaCoe Team, LLC
they’ve always wanted to do.”
Dunes Marketing Group Elder Abuse Hotlines
Allen LaCoe of the LaCoe Team and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Florida: (800) 962-2873
Dunes Marketing Group on Hilton Head
(843) 422-0434 (800) 962-2873
www.LaCoeTeam.com Georgia: (888) 774-0152
Island, South Carolina, concurs, pointing
(800) 878-6442
out that SRES designees are trained not to U.S. Department of North Carolina: (800) 662-7030
rush the process of moving.
Health & Human Services (800) 662-7030
200 Independence Ave., S.W. South Carolina: (800) 898-7318
“An SRES realtor is someone you
Washington, D.C. 20201
entrust with the care of your family,” he www.HHS.gov
says, pointing out that the children or
guardian are not always available for the
entire real estate transaction process. Possibly most important, SRES now we all have become specialists.”
“I enjoy helping families make agents recognize that no two senior Of the 90 million Americans over
these difficult decisions,” LaCoe citizens are exactly alike, that some- the age of 50, more than half are po-
adds, explaining that he and his fel- one who wants a retirement home tential real estate consumers. Those
low SRES agents “are specialists and in a golfing community has different who are seeking a knowledgeable,
our training has provided us with needs than someone moving to an educated and experienced advisor
the necessary tools and access to the assisted-living location. can visit the Senior Real Estate
information needed to assist families “Real estate has changed,” Maguire Council Web site to find an SRES
with any questions or concerns.” says. “We used to be generalists, but agent in their area.

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