Designation and Certification Programs

What do the letters after a REALTOR®’s name mean? They proudly show the designations a REALTOR® has earned to further their professional development. To earn a designation, a REALTOR® has taken coursework and demonstrated specific skills, performance and knowledge in a particular area of the real estate industry.
 
To serve our consumers of today, REALTORS® need to be strong generalists and specialists. Designations are one way practitioners develop specialized skills that help the industry thrive. Designations also help practitioners demonstrate to their clients their commitment to professional development. The National Association of REALTORS® and its institutes, societies and councils offer the highest quality real estate education in the world.

 
All of our REALTORS® at Metro Brokers Littleton Town Centre are Colorado Real Estate Brokers and are dedicated to their profession and clients. Many continue to raise the bar through earning designations enabling them to excel and service their clients in their real estate pursuits. It is with pride we recognize the following designations and those REALTOR® Brokers for their commitment to our clients and the real estate profession.

• Accredited Buyers’ Representative (ABR)

• Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS)

• Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)

• Master of Real Estate (MRE)

• Certified Internet Professional (E-PRO)

• Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI)

• Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)

• Women's Council of REALTORS® (WCR)

How Can a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® Help Me?

An SRES® designee can help you make wise decisions about selling the family home, financing, buying rental property, or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate, among many other issues. In addition to guiding clients to the right experts on tax laws, probate, estate planning, and a variety of equity conversion strategies, Seniors Real Estate Specialists® can offer clients relevant information on current trends in senior real estate transactions.

The SRES® Designation course seeks to instill each student with the knowledge and understanding of, and empathy for, 50+ real estate clients and customers, while educating students on developing the business building skills and resources needed for specialization in the 50-plus real estate market.

Your SRES Designee has:

• learned the application of federal laws for Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA).
• adopted methods for counseling the 50+ buyer and sellers
• committed his/herself to focus on the transaction and avoid inappropriate involvement in family matters
• developed sensitivities to 50+ issues on priorities when counseling buyers and sellers, showing properties, and managing transactions
• established reputable services that win and sustain client and customer relationships and position his/herself as a trusted real estate advisor
• assembled a team of experts to help serve 50+ clients and customers
• been educated on the uses, benefits, procedures, and issues involved in reverse mortgages
• learned about the uses of pensions, 401k accounts, and IRAs in real estate transactions
• gained an understanding of how Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security impact 50+ real estate decisions
• the ability to help clients integrate disposition of real property into estate plans
• the knowledge to recognize mortgage finance and loan schemes and scams that victimize 50+ borrowers

A national program since 1998, the council now has Seniors Real Estate Specialists® in all 50 states and Canada and adds hundreds of new members every month.

SRES members are not qualified to give legal or tax advice and the SRES Council does not guarantee the accuracy of its members' information. All clients are strongly urged to contact a real estate attorney or certified public accountant to obtain legal or tax advice.

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