Local Realtor® Achieves National Recognition

Seniors have access to specialized real estate agents when making retirement decisions.

Melody Gillespie, of North Fort Worth/Alliance Area, with Jeff Varnell, REALTORS® has been awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) designation by the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).

Melody Gillespie joins more than 16,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the SRES® designation.  All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in understanding the needs, considerations, and goals of real estate buyers and sellers aged 55 and older.

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

National Association of Realtors®

SRES Council, founded in 2007, is the world's largest association of real estate professionals focusing specifically on representing senior clients in real estate transactions. There are more than 16,000 active members of the organization world-wide.  The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

You may contact the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council by telephone, (800) 500-4564, by e-mail, [SRES@realtors.org], or by visiting the SRES Web site, [www.sres.org].

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