Best Realtor for Seniors & 55+ Buyers and Sellers in Colorado

What the best Realtor for seniors and 55+ home buyers and sellers does differently

The best Realtor for seniors is the one who plans the sale and the next move as one job: what the long-held house sells for, where the money goes next, and how the move happens without a scramble. That covers downsizing, selling a home of thirty years, estate and probate sales, moving into a 55+ community and helping heirs with a reverse mortgage payoff. REALTOR® Brian Lee Burke, the hardest working man in real estate, and our team of real estate agents at The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC do this work every week for 55+ home buyers and sellers across the Denver metro, Northern Colorado and Colorado Springs. If you are comparing real estate agents for seniors, ask each one for the same proof we publish below. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.

Colorado 55+ communities · Downsizing in the Denver metro · Probate real estate agents · Free Smart Pricing Report

Why 55+ buyers and sellers choose The Kenna Group

• Licensed since 2003: Brian Lee Burke, Colorado license EA.040035749, team leader of The Kenna Group.
• 1,000+ homes sold with Brian’s group over 20+ years; every one of Brian’s 306 closings is listed with its address on his sold-homes page.
• 25 years in construction, 13 as a multifamily construction superintendent: on a tour Brian tells you what a step-free entry, a wider doorway or a walk-in shower will cost, and what the house will not allow.
• A Smart Pricing Report on every listing: three prices (fast sale, market pace, stretch) with the time frame and your net for each.
• A transaction coordinator on every file and one phone number, 303-955-4220, where a live person answers.
• Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC, 6300 S Syracuse Way, Suite 150, Centennial, supervises every contract.

No one in our group holds the SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation today, so we do not claim it. We describe the work instead, below.

Services for 55+ home buyers and sellers

55+ community homes for sale today, by city

On October 25, 2026 the MLS showed 402 homes for sale in age-restricted (55+) communities in the 12 cities below. Each city links to its live 55+ page.

Named 55+ communities with their own pages: Heritage Eagle Bend and Heather Gardens in Aurora, Heritage Todd Creek in Thornton, Gleneagles Village in Highlands Ranch, and the Lakewood 55+ communities page, which checks which ones are really age-restricted. Compare them side by side in the best 55+ communities in Colorado and the free 55+ community comparison guide.

The rules that change a 55+ move in Colorado

Federal fair housing rules let a community limit sales or rentals by age only if it qualifies as housing for older persons. For a 55+ community that means at least 80% of occupied homes have at least one resident 55 or older, the community publishes and follows policies showing it is meant for people 55 and older, and it verifies ages, updating those records by survey at least once every two years (24 CFR 100.305 to 100.307). Housing for people 62 and older is stricter: every occupant must be 62 or older. So a 55+ label does not mean every resident is 55; the community’s own rules set who else may live in the home.

Colorado senior property tax exemption. An owner who is 65 or older on January 1 and has owned and lived in the home as a primary residence for at least 10 straight years can have 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value exempted, filed with the county assessor by July 15. A 2024 law (SB24-111) let a senior who already had the exemption move it to a new home for tax years 2025 and 2026; SB26-116 ends that portability starting with tax year 2027. If you are selling a long-held home to buy in a 55+ community, ask the county assessor how the exemption applies before you close.

HOA dues and what they cover. Many 55+ communities include exterior maintenance, snow and lawn care in the dues; others cover only the clubhouse. We get the budget, the reserve study and the last two years of minutes before the inspection deadline.

Paying cash for the next home? Here is how we run it

About half of the 55+ moves we handle close with cash from the home being sold. We line up the two closings so the proceeds arrive before the purchase closes, write the offer with proof of funds and a seller-friendly date, keep the inspection and the HOA document review, and check the title commitment for metro district and covenant exceptions. If you would rather not spend the whole sale price, we bring in delayed financing (cash now, mortgage within six months) or compare cash versus a mortgage at today's rate. The buyer's checklist is on buying a home with cash in Colorado; 457 homes were on the Colorado 55+ search on Oct 26, 2026.

Talk to a Realtor who plans both moves

Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.

The Kenna Group is a real estate group with Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC (Keller Williams DTC), 6300 S Syracuse Way, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80111, formerly known as Kenna Real Estate Group, serving Denver metro home buyers and sellers.

Disclaimer: We are real estate agents, not attorneys, tax advisers, financial planners or loan officers. Probate, estate and tax questions go to your attorney or tax professional; loan terms come from a licensed lender. Review count and rating from our Google Business Profile, last checked October 2026; BBB rating from bbb.org; closings from the MLS record on Brian Lee Burke's sold-homes page. Listing counts come from the MLS (Active and Coming Soon) on October 25, 2026 and change daily. Equal Housing Opportunity.