Senior Real Estate Agents (SRES)

What is an SRES? A Senior Real Estate Specialist is an agent with extra training in the specific needs of buyers and sellers over 50 — the emotional weight of selling a long-time family home, the logistics of downsizing, and the financial and tax questions unique to this stage. It's a real designation, not a marketing label, earned through certification.

Selling the home where you raised your family isn't a normal transaction, and an ordinary agent may not get that. An SRES understands the pace, the emotions, and the moving parts — coordinating with move managers, understanding how a sale affects benefits and taxes, and never rushing a decision that deserves care. That patience and specialized knowledge is what the designation buys you.

Ask how many senior clients they've worked with, how they handle the downsizing and staging of a lived-in home, and whether they coordinate with move managers and estate professionals. Every agent here has been background-checked. This is likely your largest asset — the right guide matters.