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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Magee Ranch has been pretty active the past six months, with seven closed sales and another 8 pending. 5 of the homes sold or pending sale were short sales. There are only 2 active listings.
The two active listings have been on the market an average of 128 days. The Shadewell Dr. home …
You work with your Realtor to stage your house to perfection. You plan an open house and leave for the day, leaving your home in the hands of your agent. When you return, you find jewelry or other items missing.
Or perhaps you are doing a For Sale By Owner and you …
The Pleasanton ridge is a my favorite place to hike. I brought my camera along for fun to see if I could capture the ridge in the fall. These are pictures from the South part of the ridge, accessed from the main staging area off Foothill Rd South of Castlewood.
The Gale Ranch neighborhood of San Ramon has seen a significant uptick in activity over the past six months. 25 homes were sold during the period and another 18 are pending sale. There are only 2 homes currently listed, which is about two day’s inventory. 64% of the homes sold or pending …
Good article in the San Jose Mercury News about the state of Venture Capital funding and startups in Silicon Valley. With the stock market meltdown in October of 2008, the venture capital industry saw shock waves that sent it into a tailspin. But the climate is improving, and most industry leaders are cautiously …
The Windemere neighborhood of San Ramon has seen a great deal of activity the past six months. Sixty homes were sold and another 32 are pending sale. The sold homes received 99.4% of the asking price, on average. There is about one month of inventory currently available. Here’s a snapshot of …
First the good news. New home sales in the US jumped 6% in October. And home prices rose in 11 major metro areas in September. But most of the gains in new home sales were in the South. And home prices declined in 9 major metro areas in September.
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The median price for a home in the Bay Area rose to $390,000, from $375,000 a year ago. It is the first year-to-year gain in over two years. In Alameda County, the median price fell 0.1% from a year ago, to $369,000. While this is good news, don’t go out and spend …
We all know that subprime loans, generally adjustable rate mortgages made to borrowers with poor credit, often requiring significantly less documentation than had been traditionally required, have made up the bulk of the foreclosures during the market downturn. Now, however, The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that, due to rising unemployment, nearly a third of …
The Dublin Ranch neighborhood has been very active the past six months, and inventory remains very low. 62 single family homes were sold in the past six months (including pending sales). Meanwhile, there are only six active listings, or about half a month’s inventory. The majority of closed sales were at or …
It’s not just residential real estate in Pleasanton, Danville, Dublin and the Tri-Valley that is being hit hard by the current economic woes. Commercial real estate is experiencing many of the same problems. Values are falling, tenants are finding it hard to pay their rents or are leaving, and owners are falling into default.
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With this post, I kick off a series on the best hikes in Pleasanton. In addition to all our wonderful neighborhoods, Pleasanton has a wide variety of parks and hiking trails to satisfy everyone, from a leisurely evening stroll with the dog to a strenuous hike up the Pleasanton Ridge. I will cover …
Emerald Park in Dublin is smoking hot! Single family homes sell as fast as they come on the market, which has been at the rate of about one a month. Most of the homes sell above list price. Here’s a look at the neighborhood activity for the past six months.
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Let’s test your real estate knowledge. What can you get for $583,000?
* A 1775 sq ft house in Windemere
* A 2200 sq ft house in Dublin Ranch
* A 1500 sq ft houses in Pleasanton
* The Pontiac Silverdome
The correct answer is ANY OF THEM. The city of Pontiac, Michigan sold …
It used to be easy. Walk into a bank and ask for a home equity loan. The banker would give you a one page form to fill out, and hold a mirror up to your face. If you fogged it, you would walk out with a loan up to 100% of the …
