Douglas Goss

About

PERSONAL INFORMATION
 

· Married to wife Sara since 1993 | Two children, Jessica & Thomas

· Lifelong California Resident | Santa Clara County Resident Since 1992 | Almaden Valley Resident since 2000

· Graduate of Ventura College (Information Systems), California  State University Northridge (Finance), University of California Santa Cruz Extension (Software Engineering)

· Prior Career – Software Engineer – IBM 

· Hobbies include Travel, Golf, Fine Wine, Cooking

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
 

· Licensed REALTOR® since 1994, Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California Since 1999

· Principal of KW Bay Area Estates, KW Coastal Estates & KW Commercial South Bay with offices in Carmel, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Los Gatos, Pacific Grove, Salinas and Saratoga with over $2 Billion in annual sales and over 250 Real Estate Agents 

· Prior Brokerage Affiliations: Coldwell Banker 1994-1997; RE/MAX 1997-2013

· Professional Designations – Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), e-PRO Certified (e-PRO), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE)

· Member of National Association of REALTORS®, California Association of REALTORS®, Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS®, Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®, San Diego Association of REALTORS®, Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI), Real Estate
Buyer’s Agent Council (ABR), Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (ERC), Top Agent Network, MLSListings Multiple Listing Service, Dave Ramsey Endorsed Local Provider (ELP)

· California Association of REALTORS® - Board of Directors, Assistant Regional Chair, Prior Risk Management and Consumer Protection Committee Vice-Chair

· Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS® - 2021 Association President, Co-Chair of Local Candidate Recommendation Committee, Member of Executive Committee and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Past Vice-President, Past Grievance Committee Chair, Past Member Education and Finance Committees

· Santa Clara County REALTOR® Foundation - Past Treasurer & Director

· Speaker – Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS®, Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®, Keller Williams International, RE/MAX International, HomeGain; Contributor - RESource Newsline, Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance Magazine, Realty Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Business Journal, NBC News, Fox News and ABC News.

· Awards – Keller Williams Bay Area Estates #1 & #2 Real Estate Group, Keller Williams Triple Platinum Award Winner; RE/MAX Circle of Legends, Lifetime Achievement, Hall of Fame & Diamond Club; Broker Agent Magazine Agent of the Month (2004) & Rising Star (1995); San Jose Magazine Top 5% Agents for Santa Clara County; Quality Service Certification Platinum Award; HomeGain Diamond Club; Top 10 Individual Agent in Santa Clara County Award; #1 & #2 Individual RE/MAX Agent in Northern California 2008-2011; #4 RE/MAX Agent Nationwide 2008, #5 2009, #23 2010, #28 2011; Top 100 RE/MAX Agent For California & Hawaii 2002-2012

· Team Leader of the Goss Real Estate Group with over 1,100 Successfully Closed Real Estate Transactions in the Silicon Valley & Bay Area

· My Team includes 6 Professional Full Time Licensed REALTORS®