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Seniors Real Estate Specialists® or SRES® designees are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+. 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 the necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50+ through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. Your SRES® has received special training, gets regular updates, and is prepared to offer the options and information needed in making life changing decisions.
SRES® Council News
3/15/2013 SRES® Participates in NAR's MVP Program!
NAR's SRES® Council is a proud participant in March for NAR's Member Value Plus program! Between March 16th-31st, REALTORS® who sign up for NAR's SRES® Designation Online Course through REALTOR® University School of Professional Development and Continuing Education will receive a $35.00 Amazon Gift Card! Develop the business building skills and resources to represent the largest and wealthiest group of buyers and sellers in the country!
2/28/2013 February Webinar Now Archived!
February SRES® webinar titled: Don’t Toss My Memories in the Trash: Steps to Helping Seniors Downsize and Organize.
2/21/2013 Download the latest SRES® Professional and One-Sheet!
2/6/2013- February Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
2/5/2013 January Webinar Now Archived!
This session focuses on helping seniors and adult children avoid moving scams. Learn about the unique needs of seniors when it comes to choosing your household goods partner.
1/7/2013 January Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
The January consumer newsletter is now available on the SRES website for you to personalize and send to your clients.
12/20/2012 December Webinar Now Archived!
Pat Strong teaches you how to design a marketing plan to help attract 50+ buyers and sellers!
11/28 Download the Latest SRES® Professional Issue and One-sheet!
The Nov/Dec issue is out and ready for you to download!
11/28/2012 November Webinar Now Archived!
Nan Hayes helps you to learn more about the obstacles of downsizing and how to help support your clients in the process.
11/06/2012 November Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
The November consumer newsletter is now available on the SRES website for you to personalize and send to your clients!
10/26/2012 October Webinar Now Archived!
Greg Zarbo speaks of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia and how to distinguish them from the normal decline of aging.
10/25/2012 Download the Latest SRES® Professional Issue and One-sheet!
The September/October is out and ready for you to download!
9/27/2012 September Webinar Now Archived!
Rich Hart takes you through the eyes of a senior and the heart of the SRES® Professional that will provide a path of prevention for safe guarding our seniors through the maze of deceit and false perceptions that outlines crimes to our valuable senior communities across the country.
9/7/12 August Webinar Now Archived!
Chase Magnuson and Dennis Haberdiscuss the value in donating real estate to charities and learn the basics on an intricate transaction which could help you better work with your clients' desires and opportunities.
9/6/2012 September Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
Take advantange of this member benefit and download your copy now!
9/5/12 SRES® is taking over AARP's Web site for you!
AARP's Web site Thursday, September 5, 2012 because you and everyone else that visits the site will see our ad encouraging consumers to use an SRES® designees for all of their real estate needs. When the advertisement is clicked, the viewer is directed to sres.org, the consumer Web site designed to promote SRES® designees. In addition, we are advertising in the work and retirement section of AARP's Web site throughout the month of September. Check it out and let us know what you think!
8/8/12 Download the latest SRES® Professional Issue and One-Sheet!
The July/August issue of The Professional is out and ready for you to download!
8/6/2012 August Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
The July consumer newsletter is now available on the SRES website for you to personalize and send to your clients. Take advantage of this member benefit by downloading your copy. This month we discuss how to effectively manage your energy bills when temperatures are sky-high.
Register now for the 2012 REALTORS® Conference and Expo!
Orlando, Florida: Novemeber 9-12, 2012
In 2012, the REALTORS® Conference & Expo will be held in Orlando, Florida. This year’s theme is DISCOVER YOUR MAGIC, and indeed, this year’s Conference & Expo will help REALTORS® discover the magic that they possess that will help them take their business to the next level.
7/10/2012 July Consumer Newsletter Now Posted!
The July consumer newsletter is now available on the SRES website for you to personalize and send to your clients. Take advantage of this member benefit by downloading your copy. This month we discuss elderly loneliness, monitoring financial institutions, and post-surgery care.
6/27/2012 June webinar now archived!
Roseann Farrow presented the June webinar titled, " Senior Move Manager and You....a Winning Combination! ". If you missed the live version click here!
6/20/2012 New! Now Accepting Nominations for the SRES® Outstanding Service Award!
To make a nomination or to read more...click here!
6/1/2012 New! June Consumer Newsletter now Posted!
Download the SRES® exclusive member newsletter for your clients.
5/29/2012 View the latest SRES® Webinar - now Posted!
Tom Day, presented the webinar titled, "VA Benefits”
Missed the live version? View the recording now!
4/16/2012 Learn to Work With Different Generations of Buyers
At any given time, today's real estate professionals may be working with four generations of real estate buyers: Millenials, Generation X, the Baby Boomers, and Matures. So how do real estate professionals assess the distinct wants and needs of these generations and nurture real estate client relationships for a lifetime? Say hello to Generation Buy.
In this one-day course, students will examine the characteristics of these home buying generations and evaluate their expectations (expectations of the agent and the transaction) as well as communication preferences. As a turnkey resource, this course offers generation-specific marketing tools, networking tips, scripts, and counseling strategies to help real estate professionals formalize their agency relationships. The Generation Buy Course counts as one REBAC elective course to be applied towards the ABR® Designation.
3/1/2012 Download the NEW The SRES® Professional and One-Sheet for your Clients
Now you can download an electronic version of The SRES® Professional that was recently mailed to you as well as your own electronic copy of the included One-Sheet for your Clients.
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