Doug Buenz
Real Estate Broker
Alain Pinel Realtors
(925) 463-2000
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I am a local Real Estate Broker with Alain Pinel Realtors serving the Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley area. I am an avid watcher of the local real estate market, as well as cultural and political events. But that is what I do, not who I am... » read more
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Good news. Pending sales in Pleasanton are up. There are 44 pending sales as of today (April 23) for the month. We have a week to go, so we might hit 50, which is a great month. Inventory is keeping steady with 223 homes on the market.
Pending sales are at or …
One often overlooked casualty of the great real estate slowdown has been revenues from property taxes. Counties, cities, and school districts are the primary beneficiaries of property taxes. In fact, over 80% of the revenue raised by property taxes are used to fund these 3 entities, with schools getting over 50% of the …
It is always amusing when Realtors meet with potential sellers, and the conversation around pricing is often filled with comments from the seller such as “I want X amount for my house” and “my house is worth X because the house around the corner sold for Y, and mine is nicer”. And Realtors, sometimes …
The mortgage market continues to adjust to the turmoil in the credit markets. The trouble lies in the secondary mortgage market, where institutional investors purchase mortgage loans typically bundled into Mortgage Backed Securities. The yield that these investors demand is a function of perceived risk (how safe is the investment) and the typical …
So there is an old crotchety man who dies, and at the funeral the minister asks if anyone would like to say a good word about the decedent. Awkward Silence. Again the minister asks if anyone would like to speak on behalf of the departed. More awkward silence. Finally, a man …
