"I decided to become an SRES^® because I needed to help other seniors decide what to do when they no longer want to be a homeowner."

- Bonnie Phillips Dollinger, SRES^®

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SRES^® Partners With Senior Organizations

When you distinguish yourself as a specialist in the 50+ market, you can reference our network of professional resources that serve the needs of your clients. Many of our partner organizations are industry leaders and provide great references for education and tools to assist the needs of senior clients. These senior organizations also provide users with the ability to find an SRES^® on their web sites and provide discounted services to SRES^® Members. For complete details on the services our senior partners provide, click on their name below:

The Senior List

The Senior List is a new grass roots web portal that links consumers with quality senior related services. It is a custom built database managed largely by consumers and businesses themselves. You can add your own business to the database and, once your business is listed, you’ll be accessible by the countless family members looking for senior real estate professionals.

The mission at The Senior List is to bring consumers and quality senior citizen related businesses together. They accomplish this with FREE general listings on their custom database. They also accomplish this by giving you options to enhance your visibility on the site through a variety of options. One (FREE) option is to ask your clientele to provide a referral on your business listing. It takes about 3 minutes to complete, and can be wonderful word of mouth advertising for you. There’s simply nothing better than a customer referral, and again, this is free to both you and to your clientele. The Senior List is offering special rates for SRES^® designees for additional enhanced options.

Age in Place

AgeInPlace.com provides a way for consumers to discover relevant and useful information about aging in place through topics such as real estate, home modifications, finances, health care and assistive technology. This consumer education supports the efforts of professional organizations like SRES^® and creates an additional avenue of referrals for SRES^® designees.

Our goal is to be a reference for agents to gather information regarding the aging in place process, which will enable them to stay current on market trends and better serve their clients.

The Alzheimer’s Association

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The Alzheimer’s Association’s core programs and services are delivered through 77 chapters, regional offices, and other locations, which total over 300 points of service throughout the United States. Its goal is to help inform, engage, and serve the growing number of SRES^® designees and their senior clients, who represent the fastest growing market in real estate, with information and resources to help successful aging, care giving, and safety in the home via SRES^® Council channels. For more information, visit www.alz.org

Certified Relocation & Transition Specialists (CRTS)

Senior client home transitions often require knowledge and services beyond the scope of a traditional home sale. The mission of MoveSeniors,com has long been that of providing secure, qualified resources for families who are struggling with late life changes such as moving, downsizing or remodeling to age-in-place. The MoveSeniors.com database includes a select list of residential service providers, such as movers, Realtors, professional organizers, estate sale specialists, home stagers, caregivers, advisors and legal and financial resources. To be included, all providers in the network MUST meet minimum security, experience and education standards as identified by partner industry organizations. For example, in Real Estate, all providers listed on MoveSeniors.com must hold a current SRES® designation in addition to being active, licensed Realtors. MoveSeniors.com is proud to support the SRES Council and the growing number of SRES® Realtors as a part of their “Transition Team™” approach to senior consumers. For more information http://www.moveseniors.com/

NAR REALTOR^® Benefits^SM Program

NAR members enjoy the benefits of NAR's REALTOR^® Benefits^SM Program, which offers them practical solutions for their business and personal lives on the publications, products and services they use every day. The program includes offerings from more than 30 companies recognized as leaders in their respective industries and more than 100 publications and products designed to educate real estate professionals and their clients on topics ranging from legal issues and risk management to business development and marketing.

Retirement Housing Online

Retirement Housing Online is the premier active adult real estate directory dedicated to REALTORS^® with the Seniors Real Estate Specialist^® designation. Their site is highly optimized and specifically targets the 50+ market. Since inception, they have generated more than 1 million visitors. Retirement Housing Online can direct this traffic to you for less than 50 cents per day. Our agreement with Retirement Housing Online provides special pricing to SRES^® designees. To take advantage of this discount and post your advertisement instantly, go to http://www.retirementhousingonline.com/.

Silver Planet

Silver Planet empowers boomers and seniors to make informed decisions about aging in place and housing options. Silver Planet's team provides the latest information on scams, housing, financial planning, caregiving, spirituality, elder law, health, and new tech tools for staying at home, thus providing the information you need to make aging with choice a reality.

Starker Services, Inc.

Starker Services, Inc. is the nation’s oldest, largest and most experienced independent 1031 Exchange Intermediary. Starker’s commitment to unparalleled service and ongoing continuing education for Realtors has earned their company national recognition as the leader in 1031 exchanges. Starker has provided training and worked with SRES for over a decade and every major real estate firm has used Starker to help clients with the strategies available on the sale of investment property.

Starker performs all types of exchanges including delayed, construction, reverse and personal property. Contact Starker Services for complimentary literature and/or a consultation on this powerful tool for agents at 800-332-1031 or 1031@starker.com.

RetirementHomes.com is North America's largest and most comprehensive easy-to-use online Senior Living Directory, spanning the continuum of care from active living to assisted living and Alzheimer's Care, and everything in between. 

Caring Transitions

Caring Transitions is the nation’s largest and most trusted resource for relocations and household liquidation services. Serving senior adults, families, caregivers, realtors, business owners, estate attorneys and other professionals, Caring Transitions provides unparalleled assistance with  downsizing, organizing, preparing a home for sale, move management, packing, unpacking, estate sale and online auction. With offices in every major market, Caring Transitions has the ability to manage local and long distance projects.