Baby Boomers
Seniors Real Estate Specialists® are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+. The SRES® Council awards the SRES® Designation to those members who have successfully completed its education program.
A Seniors Real Estate Specialist® is experienced and knowledgeable in meeting your specific needs. And that can make all the difference in the world.
As we age, we demand specialists in our health needs, so why not in our housing and equity needs as well? An SRES brings:
- A customized approach to your situation; an SRES works with how your living situation fits into your overall plan.
- Expertise and patience without condescension.
- An awareness of options and solid, reliable referrals for specific situations to explore those options.
- A variety of choices to reduce out of pocket expenses, gain cash, or create or defer income streams to either stay independent or finance assistance.
Karen Itjen, Realtor, SRES
Finance
- Estate Planning: http://www.estateplanning.com/
- Estate Planning: http://www.stephens.com
- Fannie Mae: http://www.fanniemae.com
- Feature CNN Article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson21/
- Information in English and Spanish for buying and owning a home: http://www.freddiemac.com
- National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, Use Your Home to Stay At Home: http://www.reversemortgage.org
- Reverse Mortgage Lending Limits by county:
- Trust information on the web: http://www.webtrust.com
- U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development’s Top Ten Things to Know if You Are Interested in a Reverse Mortgage: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/rmtopten.cfm
- Wells Fargo: https://www.wellsfargo.com/mortgage/articles/reverse_mortgage
- Reverse Mortgage: reversemortgage.bankofamerica.com/?cm_mmc=CRE-SEMAX-_-vanity-_-reverse-_-DM
Government/Associations
- AARP Website: www.aarp.org
- AARP’s complimentary reverse mortgage booklet Home Made Money:
www.aarp.org/revmort - National Association of Home Builders www.nahb.org/directory
- Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov
- State Resouce Links
- US Census Bureau For the index of data provided by the US Census Bureau visit:
www.factfinder.census.gov - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Educating Seniors about investing wisely and avoiding fraud:
www.sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml
Health & Aging
Health & Aging
- Aging with Dignity’s Five Wishes document
http://www.agingwithdignity.org - AlzheimerÕs Disease Education and Referral Center
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers - Book: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Long Term Care Planning by Marilee Driscoll
- Medicare information at: http://www.medicare.gov
- The National Right to Life Committee’s “Will to Live”: http://www.nrlc.org
- National Hospice and Palliative Care: http://www.caringinfo.org
- Non-medical assistance to help the elderly stay in their homes longer:
http://www.visitingangels.com |
http://www.rightathome.net |
http://www.homeinstead.com - Wallet-size cards w/ health directive document retrieval service: http://www.healthdirectives.org
Insurance
- Aetna Health Care Plans:
www.aetna.com/plansandproducts/index.html - America’s Health Insurance Plans on-line guide to long term health insurance:
www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=41|329|450 - Met Life’s Long Term Care Insurance: The Essentials
www.maturemarketinstitute.com or call 203-221-6580 or email
MatureMarketInsititute@met.life.com
Home Quality
Home Inspection/Protection
- American Society of Home Inspectors: www.ashi.org
- National Association of Certified Home Inspectors: www.nachi.org
- National Association of Home Inspectors: www.nahi.org
- Protect your home from weathering conditions: www.flash.org
Housing Facility Resources
- A guide for family conversations regarding board and care: www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide
- To compare congregate housing facilities, see the checklists at www.getcare.com
Moving Companies
- The American Moving and Storage Association provides consumer information about moving household goods: www.moving.org
- National Association of Professional Organizers: www.napo.net
Products & Services
- A host of assistive devices: www.elderstore.com
- A neighborhood information search engine: www.neighborhoodscout.com
- Ergonomic gadgets for the kitchen, cleaning, and garden: www.oxo.com
- Information about the upper tier residential market: www.luxuryhomemarketing.com
- Seniors Superstores: www.seniorsuperstores.com
- Technology products to foster independent living: www.enablemart.com
- When your client needs to dispose of books,
www.booksforamerica.com distributes to charities.
To sell collections, go to www.elephantbooks.com,
individual books www.amazon.com
Resources: Canada
Elder Abuse
Government Programs/Resources
- Canadian Assoc. of Home & Property Inspectors:
www.cahpi.ca/index.php?lang=en - Canada Census:
www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/home/index.cfm - Canada Healthcare: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/index_e.html
- Canadian Home Builders Association: www.chba.ca/
- Department of Justice Ð Abuse of Older Adults: A fact sheet from the Department of Justice Canada: www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/fm/adultsfs.html
- Environment Canada:
www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=FD9B0E51-1 - The Canadian Bar Association:
www.cba.org/CBA/gate/splash_alternate.html
Senior Resources
- Seniors Canada: Working for Seniors seniors.gc.ca/
