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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We all know the fair is great. Many of us grew up going there and we all take our kids every summer. What’s not to like, with the rides, exhibits, farm animals, food – and pig races!? Every year, the fair wins national prizes that go mostly unheralded except amongst the fair …
The Bonde Ranch neighborhood of Pleasanton has remained very quiet for the past couple of years. There has been only one sale in the past year and 3 in the past two years. There has been no activity at all in the past six months. There are no active listings or pending …
The library is a great place to visit all year round, but there’s something about our rainy winters that make it more appealing at this time of year. The Library is not just a beautifully designed building, it offers a multitude of events and programs. Whether you are an adult, a student, …
Pleasanton Heights has been very active the past six months. After seeing only four closed sales during the first half of the year, there have been 13 since July 1.
In case you haven’t heard, the local real estate market in , , , , and the Tri-Valley is on fire. Multiple offers are everywhere, at least in the lower price ranges. In the past 2 weeks, I have had clients consider writing offers or actually writing offers on homes that are seeing …
’s inventory of single family homes, as well as pending sales, increased in January after falling in December. That is typically what happens as we turn the calendar over, so no surprises there. Homes priced under $1 million dominated the market, making up about 87% of the inventory and 96% of pending sales …
Great post from called “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” about keeping things in perspective. Roberta is a fellow Pleasanton resident and Channel 5 Weather reporter. If you don’t follow Roberta, you should. She has great insights into weather and life in the East Bay. Add her blog to your RSS reader. …
The was pretty quiet in January, after seeing a large drop in inventory in December. January did mark the sixth straight month with declining inventory of single family homes. Pending sales remained largely unchanged and inventory was ample.
The inventory of single family homes in Alamo dropped significantly in December and then stabilized …
The Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel has a new owner. The inn on Stoneridge Mall Road had fallen on hard times due to the struggling economy and was in foreclosure. The new owners, Pleasanton Lodging LLC paid $12.3 million for the 170 room hotel on February 3.
Pleasanton Lodging LLC is planning on putting in an …
The market for single family homes in San Ramon pretty much moved sideways in January, with inventory increasing modestly and pending sales ticking downwards a little. Homes priced under $1 million made up about two thirds of the inventory and 80% of pending sales.
Overall, inventory increased to 65 homes, a 13 unit (25%) increase …
A deserving mother is treated to a Danville Daycation, where she is pampered from head to toe. The Town of Danville treated Robi Perley, a longtime Danville resident, with a wellness, dining and shopping spree, all in her home town.
There’s not a lot new in the market, the inventory of single family homes is low, pending sales are high (at least higher than inventory) and the market remains very hot. For the third month in a row, and four out of the past five, pending sales were higher than the inventory available …
Nob Hill supermarket in is closing in March. The grocery store, located on Santa Rita Rd between Stoneridge Dr and W. Las Positas, is the latest in a string of retail businesses that have closed in the Tri-Valley.
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Nob Hill’s sister brand is Raley’s, which has a huge grocery and drug …
Yotaka Sushi Grill is one of those little secrets you would rather keep for yourself. Its location at Blackhawk Plaza has historically meant that it was considered off the beaten path, but given the shopping plaza’s recent renaissance, it will likely no longer be that quiet neighborhood secret. With the influx of other top restaurants and new shops, more and more people will likely discover Yotaka for themselves.
