The initiative works with senior living communities to offer educational seminars and help families coordinate downsizing, a home sale and move-in timing.
DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Valerie Van Pelt, a REALTOR® with Compass Park Cities and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist®, has introduced Collective Moves, a Dallas-area initiative that helps older adults and their families navigate the decisions that come with leaving a longtime home.
Collective Moves brings together professionals in senior move management, organizing, estate sales, senior living, estate planning and financial planning. Van Pelt guides families through the real estate decisions, including understanding what their home could sell for, deciding which updates are worth making and determining when to list. When a family has chosen a senior living community, she can work with the family and the community’s team to coordinate home preparation and sale timing around the anticipated move-in date. She can also help families explore whether moving before selling is an option.
“Families often come to me with one question: ‘Where do we start?'” said Van Pelt. “Sometimes the first step is finding out what the house could sell for. Sometimes it’s sitting down with Mom or Dad and asking what they want life to look like in their next home. I created Collective Moves so families have someone to call while they’re still figuring those things out.”
Through its Don’t Wait—Plan Now seminar series, Collective Moves works with senior living communities to give prospective residents and their adult children a place to ask questions before a move is imminent. Topics can include what to do with decades of belongings, how to prepare a home for sale and which legal or financial questions to discuss with a professional.
About Collective Moves
Collective Moves was founded by Valerie Van Pelt, a Dallas native, REALTOR® with Compass Park Cities and Seniors Real Estate Specialist®. The initiative serves older adults and their families in the Dallas area through educational seminars, real estate guidance and introductions to professionals who support senior moves.
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SOURCE Compass Park Cities Real Estate
