DRE #01209552

Director and 2007 President, Berkeley Association of REALTORS®
  Founding Chair, BAR Green Council

Director, California Association of REALTORS®
  Member, CAR Green Task Force

Arlene came to Berkeley more than 30 years ago to study English literature at UC Berkeley, and she’s never wanted to leave. Arlene's professional experience includes ten years as a manager and career counselor on the Berkeley campus, as well as 13 years as a business manager of scientific research institutes. The East Bay’s wonderful diversity and richness of people, cultural activities, natural beauty and exceptional architecture, make this an area to be passionate about—and Arlene is! Ask Arlene for her very personalized tour of Berkeley and Oakland restaurants, bookstores and other favorite places!

Arlene considers herself not a salesperson, but a counselor. She will be your guardian angel and your devil’s advocate. She will share with you her extensive knowledge of the East Bay and her expertise in real estate transactions. Her goal is for her clients to be satisfied, informed consumers.

“Arlene Baxter successfully worked with us pursuing and purchasing our new home, as well as marketing and selling our previous home. In a word, her work was exemplary. Arlene demonstrated integrity, honesty, communication skills and attention to detail to a degree that significantly reduced our stress and avoided many potential pitfalls.”
— A. & A., Berkeley buyers & sellers

Arlene has represented buyers and sellers of homes and income properties throughout the East Bay, from modest bungalows to multi-million dollar estates, condos to historic landmarks. Regardless of the property, the highest priority for Arlene is that her clients feel listened to and well cared for. She strives to see the real estate transaction through her clients’ eyes.

She has a special passion for homes in the styles of the Arts & Crafts movement: bungalows, brownshingles and Prairie homes. The proud owner of a 1911 Julia Morgan home, Arlene is intimately acquainted with the issues facing both buyers and sellers of older properties. She is part of a group of local A&C afficianados who are actively involved with the revival of the Arts & Crafts movement and its aesthetics. She will happily share her expertise of period style and details, and is able to refer her clients to local tradespeople and artisans for period-appropriate fixtures, furnishings and renovations.

“Our experience with Arlene was a pleasure and an education in what a good realtor can and should do for clients: engage with them enough to get beyond the superficial in understanding what they want and need; save them time and effort; keep them abreast of rapidly-changing market conditions; strategize on offers, financing, timing, comps, and other issues; help to interpret for them what they are seeking, and generally provide good counsel as they make their way. At all junctures, Arlene was cheerful, calm, knowledgeable, witty, and seemed always to have plenty of time to talk with us.”
— R. & T, Oakland buyers (and subsequently repeat buyers, and sellers)

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