The Appraisal Institute is the profession’s most prestigious national association. The Institute’s MAI designation is awarded to professionals who have completed a rigorous education, peer review and passed testing requirements relating to the valuation of all classes of commercial real estate. The SRA designation is a similar curriculum for those appraising 1-4 family properties. Don is among the limited number of New England based real estate appraisers holding both the MAI and SRA designations.