About

Ruth Fennell – Seniors Advocate and Real Estate Specialist

Prior to entering real estate, Ruth worked in corporate Training and Human Resources for USAA Insurance, Capital One, and Kaset International (now AchieveGlobal). Ruth is currently an active Broker REALTOR® and Instructor in the Nashville, Tennessee area while also maintaining her Florida Broker’s license.

Ruth teaches real estate pre-licensing courses and designation courses, such as the Seniors (50+ years) Real Estate Specialist® (SRES® ) class. She is an approved REBAC® instructor for the Accredited Buyer’s Representative® (ABR® ) designation, the new REBAC® E-Buyer® course which is an elective for the ABR® designation, and the new “Green® ” course which focuses on environmentally friendly homes. She is also certified to teach the National Association of REALTORS® “At Home with Diversity® ” course. Plus, Ruth teaches two new national courses called “20/20 Financing for Real Estate” and “Reverse Mortgages and YOU!”

“Six essential qualities that are the key to success:
Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.”
– William Menninger

In addition to a Masters in Adult Education from the University of South Florida, Ruth has a long list of professional credentials, including the CTM™ designation from Toastmasters™ and the SPHR™ (Senior Professional in Human Resources™) designation from the Society of Human Resource Management™. Her accomplishments also include twenty real estate designations.
In November, 2008, Ruth received the Distinguished Service award from the Seniors Real Estate Specialist® Council (SRES® Council) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR® ) for her community involvement in aging-in-place initiatives and work in educating real estate agents on the Seniors market.

With her extensive background in training, Ruth has the ability to create unique and individualized training sessions. She has customized programs for corporate, educational, and real estate offices for over 18 years.

View Ruth’s dedicated training website at www.scalenewheights.com.

If you want Ruth to share information about the growing Seniors market and “Loving Senior Transitions,” create a customized training session, or if you are interested in hosting SRES® , ABR,® E-Buyer® , AHWD® , Green® Course, 20/20 Financing or Reverse Mortgage and YOU! sessions, please contact Ruth today!