Don has been a full-time Realtor since 1979, serving Oakland, Piedmont, Berkeley, Albany, Kensington, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Alameda and San Leandro. He has been writing real estate articles for Bay Area News Group (incl. Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News) since 1994. Don was the 2004 President of the Oakland Association of Realtors, selected OAR Realtor of the Year, 2005, and was Chairman of the regional Multiple Listing Service, East Bay Regional Data Inc. (EBRDI) from 2010 to 2011. For more information, see