Doug Buenz
Real Estate Broker
Alain Pinel Realtors
(925) 463-2000
Email me!
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
Loading ...
Monarch butterflies were everywhere today. Hundreds, thousands, millions…. who knows. But there was a steady stream of them everywhere I went today… Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin. It was quite a show. Monarch butterflies are the only migrating butterfly, heading south for the Winter, and returning in the Spring. They can travel …
My how things have changed in the real estate market. And perhaps nowhere has the change been more pronounced than for move-up buyers. During the height of the market in 2002 - 2005, move-up buyers accounted for a significant percentage of real estate transactions, perhaps as much as 60% or more.
The …
Bridle Creek and Sycamore Heights are luxury home neighborhoods located in South Pleasanton in the Happy Valley area. These high end production homes have been very popular with buyers the last few years. The location of these neighborhoods is ideal for commuting, with excellent access to I-680 via Sunol Blvd. They are …
The Pleasanton housing market shuffled through a rather quiet February, where the biggest story of the month was the continued bafflement at how we could still be in a drought with almost a month straight of rainy days. Oh sure, we had our obligatory stream of depressing economic news, corporations asking for more bailout …
The San Ramon real estate market was active in February, and saw an increase in both sales and inventory. Inventory is trending up in San Ramon, with 235 single family homes for sale at the end of February, up from 201 at the end of January. Certainly, this is not unusual for this …
The Dublin CA real estate market was steady in February, with inventory and sales edging up slightly. The inventory of available homes in Dublin rose slightly, with 94 single family homes on the market at the end of February, up from 84 at the end of January. Sales activity was steady, with 27 …
Time to catch up on some of my favorite political cartoons. There has certainly been enough fodder recently to spur a flurry of them. Here are some of the best I have seen recently (click on the cartoon to enlarge)
Courtesy of townhall.com
