Ana Varone, Realtor® of leading luxury Gulf Coast brokerage Michael Saunders & Company was awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation. As a part of the National Association of REALTORS® family of designations, the SRES® designation is conferred to Realtors® who complete in-depth training in a wide variety of topics related to homebuyers and sellers over the age of 50, including senior housing options, reverse mortgages, downsizing and rightsizing, and using pensions, 401(k) accounts and IRAs in real estate transactions. With this achievement, Varone also is an active member of the SRES® Council, a community of real estate professionals dedicated to serving the housing needs of maturing Americans.

“Understanding how aspects of the real estate process affect different populations is key to being able to serve everyone in our community,” said Varone. “As more choose to call our area home it will become all the more important.”  Ana Varone is based out of the Michael Saunders & Company Siesta Key office at 5100 Ocean Blvd. She is available for further comment at 941.504.8083 or by email at anavarone@michaelsaunders.com.

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