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Senior Realtors
Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES) are Realtors credentialed to guide older homeowners through downsizing sales. They understand slower timelines, family dynamics, and coordinating with movers and estate sale companies.
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What senior realtors do
- Prepare the home for sale with senior-appropriate staging and repairs.
- Coordinate with movers, estate sale companies, and downsizing help.
- Manage showings around health and mobility constraints.
- Handle proceeds routing when funds are earmarked for care.
Questions to ask before you hire
- 1Do you hold the SRES designation?
- 2How many senior transitions have you closed in the last year?
- 3Do you have a preferred network of movers and estate sale companies?
- 4How do you handle homes that need significant clean-out first?
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Top senior realtors to talk to first
Senior Care Advisors
CareBridge Advisors
Chicagoland's free senior-care placement & advisory service.
AI pick: Not sure which specialist you need? CareBridge Advisors is Chicagoland's free placement service. Start here.
Senior Realtors
North Shore Senior Realty
Seniors Real Estate Specialists in Evanston & Wilmette
AI pick: This SRES-certified team offers full move-management and estate coordination to remove the burden from North Shore families.
Senior Realtors
Sunrise Senior Realty
SRES-certified downsizing specialists.
AI pick: A premium brokerage providing a full concierge experience including staging and cleanout services for complex late-life transitions.
Senior Realtors
Southwest Suburbs Home Group
Compassionate downsizing in Orland Park & Tinley
AI pick: A specialized boutique group with a quick-to-market approach that includes hands-on junk hauling and pricing strategy for suburbs.