About

Mary Lou Bigelow, SRES
Seniors Real Estate Specialist 
Seller Representation      
Buyer Representation

Awards

Quality Service Certified (QSC) Platinum Award for 100% Client Satisfaction,  2011
National Association of Realtors SRES Advisory Board, 2007-2009
National GMAC Premier Service Diamond Elite Award, 2008
National Best of Show Award for Seniors Niche, GMAC Real Estate, 2006
National SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) Award, 2006
The Frank Bowes Community Service Award, 2005
National Winner for sales promotion,Bowes Better Homes & Gardens, 1999
Business woman of the decade, United Nations Year of the Woman, 1987
Realtor of the Year, 1986

Professional Designations

Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR)
Certified Buyer Representative (CBR)
Graduate Real Estate Institute (GRI)
Residential Marketing Manager (RMM)

Real Estate and Business Experience

• 30+ years of real estate expertise
• Multi-million Dollar Sales agent for Bowes Pennell & Thompson GMAC Real Estate
• Specializes in real estate for seniors
• Area of expertise: cities and towns of the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts
• Referrals worldwide
• Member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board
• Member of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors
• Member of National Association of Realtors
• Member, Senior Advantage Real Estate Council
• Member, Real Estate Buyer Agent Council
• National Grand Winner for sales promotion, Better Homes and Gardens, 1999
• International award for the Mary Lou Bigelow: Afghanistan Series by the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Annual Hometown Video Festival, 2002 and 2003
• Awarded New England Media Advocate for Small Business, 1995 by the U.S. SBA (Small Business Administration) for The Global Connection cable-TV show and the Banker & Tradesman series “Economic Development”
• Connecticut Business Woman of the Decade, 1987. Awarded in conjunction with the United Nations Decade of the Woman
• World Economic Forum –Europe-East Asia Economic Forum in Hong Kong,1993
• Massachusetts Trade Mission to Hong Kong & Guangdong Province, PRC, 1993
• President & Co-founder, Bigelow & Schaps Real Estate, Stamford Conn. 1980 to 1988
• Articles published in the Alliance for Community Media Review and The Key; The Boston Globe, Banker & Tradesman, The Commercial Record, Community Newspapers, The Daily Times Chronicle, The Arlington Advocate and numerous others.

Community and Professional Memberships

• Arlington Rotary Club President 2000-2001; Founder, Rotary Business Breakfast-Town Update, 1996 to 2002
• Rotary District 7930 Award for promoting world understanding and peace, 2003
• Boys and Girls Club advocate
• Producer-host of The Mary Lou Bigelow Show on Arlington Studio Channel 8: Afghanistan Series and The Global Connection www.maryloubigelow.com
• Received national awards for the Mary Lou Bigelow show by the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Annual Hometown Video Festival, 2002 and 2003 and numerous other first and second-place awards in regional festivals.
• Guest Host, Arlington Council on Aging community TV show for seniors, Golden Opportunities.  

Commercial, Investment, Brokerage

• First Woman President, Fairfield County Conn. Commercial Industrial Division (CID), 1986-1987
• Public Relations, state CID of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, 1986-1988
• Sales and marketing of 15 condominium conversions for developers in Stamford, CT,1980 -1988