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| 10,000th REALTOR(R) Earns Seniors Real Estate Specialist(R) (SRES(R)) Designation |
Illinois REALTOR(R) Carol Ann Surufka Honored at Orlando Conference
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Senior Advantage Real Estate
Council(R) (SAREC) today announced that it has awarded its 10,000th Seniors
Real Estate Specialist(R) (SRES(R)) designation to REALTOR(R) Carol Ann
Surufka, a REALTOR(R) with Why USA Oakview Partners Real Estate in Lansing,
Ill. SAREC made the announcement during the National Association of
REALTORS(R) 2004 REALTORS(R) Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. The SRES(R)
designation was conferred to Surufka on Oct. 8 in Illinois.
"Since its founding in 1998, the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council has
continued to set the industry standard for training and educating REALTORS(R)
to meet the needs of senior homebuyers and sellers," said SAREC(R) Chairman of
the Board Mike Silvas.
"Membership in SAREC(R) has more than doubled in the past three years," he
said. "Reaching the 10,000-designee mark is a testament to the quality of the
SAREC(R) program and the confidence REALTORS(R) nationwide have placed in the
SRES(R) designation."
"Senior homebuyers and sellers often are confronted with myriad choices as
they prepare for retirement," said SAREC(R) Senior Advisor Nathan Booth. "A
senior's home is viewed as more than purely a financial investment and is
often synonymous with the years spent raising a family as well as a reflection
of personal ties to a community. SRES(R) designees possess the requisite
knowledge, specific training and expert contacts to help seniors during this
transitional period in their lives, from relocation to tax and estate
planning."
The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council(R) offers a specific designation,
Seniors Real Estate Specialist(R) (SRES(R)), to identify those REALTORS(R) who
have successfully completed its education program along with other
prerequisites. By earning the SRES(R) designation, REALTORS(R) demonstrate
knowledge and expertise to counsel senior clients and are prepared to offer
those clients a variety of informed options when making life-changing
decisions. One of the fastest-growing and most timely programs for
REALTORS(R), the Council now has Seniors Real Estate Specialist(R) designees
in all 50 states and Canada and adds hundreds of new members every month.
SAREC(R)'s Web site at http://www.seniorsrealestate.com/ provides seniors and
their family members with access to SRES(R) designees in their areas for
assistance.
SAREC(R) is owned by Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS), a
subsidiary of the California Association of REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.). The
California Association of REALTORS(R) (http://www.car.org) is one of the
largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 150,000
members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate.
C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
SOURCE Senior Advantage Real Estate Council
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