Doug Buenz
Real Estate Broker
Alain Pinel Realtors
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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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We know the luxury real estate market in Pleasanton, Ruby Hill, Danville, Alamo, and Blackhawk have had their struggles this year. A new report shows that Luxury homes, defined as those listed for $2,000,000 or more, have had more price reductions than lower priced homes in the Bay Area, according to online real …
The of Pleasanton has not seen a great deal of activity in the past six months, with only one closed sale and two pending sales. Here is a snapshot of what is happening.
There are seven homes currently for sale in Castlewood. These homes range in asking price from $799,000 to $3,999,000 and …
If you live in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon & the Tri-Valley, you don’t have to drive far to enjoy some of the best family camping in the country. According to ReserveAmerica’s Camping Club, three of the top 100 family campsites in the Unites States are nearby; Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, Del Valle …
The Blackhawk real estate market has been a market in flux the second half of 2008. Sales of single family homes jumped to 14 in October, but have been up and down the past six months, with 8 in September, 15 in August, 7 in July and 13 in June, after a year of …
The Market saw the inventory shrink yet again, with 133 single family homes on the market at the end of October, continuing a trend that began in May, when there were 243 homes on the market. October’s inventory is the lowest level in Pleasanton since February 2006 and is a sharp decline from …
Fannie Mae announced last week that it will offer one year leases at market rates to borrowers who sign over their deeds in lieu of foreclosure. While this may seem radical, the idea is picking up steam. The damage to a borrower’s credit is less severe when they voluntarily turn over their home …
The Danville real estate market continued its recent trends of strong sales and declining inventory of single family homes in October. Sales reversed a two month decline by recording an increase to 52 single family homes in October, from 44 in September. While this is off the current year’s high of 61 sales …
Less than 20% of eligible home owners in California have taken advantage of the Obama administration’s mortgage relief program “Making Homes Affordable, according to a new government report. About 130,000 Californians have enrolled in the program. To be eligible, homeowners must be either two payments behind or in bankruptcy at the end of …
With pending sales up and inventory down, the market continued to tighten in October. There was just over one month of single family homes available in inventory. The number of homes for sale dropped for the seventh consecutive month to 86 in October and have not been this low since July 2005. …
Did you know that Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day? It was established in 1918 to honor the end of World War I. In 1954, after World War II and the Korean War, it was renamed “Veterans Day” to honor American veterans of all wars. Here is a brief history of Veterans …
In spite of (or because of) the tight inventory, the Dublin market remained very strong in October. Pending sales for the month increased to 35, from 30 in September, a 17% increase. A year ago there were 21 pending sales in October. Inventory remained tight but increased to 41 available single family …
Check out Joe Montana’s 500 Acre estate in Calistoga. It is for sale for, of course, $49 million (He should have priced it at $49,494,949.49). It is obviously an awesome house.
The Calistoga property includes a 9,700-square-foot Tuscan-inspired main house, an equestrian center, two year-round creeks, a pond, a regulation-sized basketball court, a skeet …
Activity in in Pleasanton has been fairly quiet this year, with relatively few of these homes coming on the market. Below is a snapshot of the neighborhood activity as of November 2009.
There are currently 2 homes for sale in The Preserve area. One home on Benzon Ct is a Preserve home, at …
Mortgage defaults in high priced markets of the Bay Area are increasing, according to the SF Chronicle. In many upscale markets such as Alamo, Los Altos, and Greenbrea, there were twice as many notices of default filed this year versus the same period last year.
“The question is, could this be the beginning of something …
Sales activity in Pleasanton CA for the month of October was down from September, with 43 closed sales of single family homes for the month, down from 64 closed sales in September. Sales prices ranged from $360,000 to $1,975,000, with a median price of $685,000, which is unchanged from September. 8 of the …
