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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The Bettencourt Ranch neighborhood of Danville continues to heat up as sales increased over the past year. 11 sales closed during the past six months, compared to seven during the previous six month period and those seven sales were higher than the period before that. There are two sales pending and four active …
Here’s a chance for all you Dead Heads to show your loyalty. The former home of Jerry Garcia, the one-time lead singer of the Grateful Dead, is up for sale in Nicasio, in Marin County. For only $4 million you can own a piece of history!
picture courtesy of SFGate.com
SFGate.com reports that the home …
The real estate market in the Four Oaks/The Oaks/Henry Ranch neighborhood of San Ramon kept moving along over the past six months at about the same rate we saw during the previous year. Homes in this neighborhood have been taking a little longer to sell than we are seeing in other neighborhoods. The …
One of the summer’s most enjoyable events in Pleasanton is the First Wednesday Street Party, held on the First Wednesday of each month from May through September. It runs from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Main Street is closed down, and lined with booths featuring local businesses, food, non-profit organizations, and other community groups. …
There was a big jump in activity in the Tassajara Ranch neighborhood of Danville over the past six months. While things have slowed a bit in the past few months, demand remains strong. 19 sales closed during the period, compared to four closed sales during the prior six month period. Most homes …
The tragic San Bruno gas explosion has a lot of people thinking about their own risk, especially since San Bruno is right here in the Bay Area. Could this happen to me? Am I near a gas line? How can I find out? If I am near one, do I need …
If you have practiced real estate for any length of time, you have likely encountered situations where sellers want to cancel a purchase contract during escrow. Sometimes sellers have a change of heart and simply decide they don’t want to move any more. Other times, there are circumstances that change such as a …
Safeway is set to begin construction immediately on a new Lifestyle store on the corner of Bernal and Valley Avenue once the Pleasanton City Council gives its final approval, which it is expected to do this month. Safeway anticipates the store to be open by November 2011.
Artist’s rendering by Ken Rodrigues.
Safeway said its …
I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) instituted new changes at the beginning this year regarding disclosures that home buyers and refinancing homeowners must file to obtain a loan. It was all intended to reduce shady loan practices and make …
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If you were still hoping to buy the Brentwood (Southern California) home that Marilyn Monroe died in, you’re out of luck. I posted an entry here back in July when the home went on the market.
The LA Times reports that the home sold two weeks after going on the market.
The Brentwood home …
There was a seven month gap between closed sales in the Deer Ridge/Vista neighborhood of San Ramon. With no activity from early December 2009 until July of this year, it has not been a particularly busy neighborhood.
There are three active listings in the Deer Ridge/Vista. The average list price is $844,650 …
Clorox will move at least 500 employees to Pleasanton, consolidating its research operations there. The Contra Cost Times reports that the company will move approximately 500 employees and 200 contract employees from Oakland, along with about 400 employees already in a different Pleasanton location, to a new campus that was once occupied by Washington …
The Twin Creeks neighborhood of San Ramon has been quite active for well over a year and in the past six months that activity more than doubled. It is in a sweet spot in the market, with homes priced in the $550,000 to $800,000 range, a very popular range lately. There are five …
California’s economy will recover. That recovery, however, will be delayed until the end of 2011. In the meantime, our economy continues to grow, albeit at a very slow rate. This is according to a closely watched economic forecast from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.
Courtesy of californiarising.blogspot.com
The Contra Costa Times reported …
The Pleasanton Heights neighborhood of Pleasanton remains very active. Demand is strong and new homes continue to come on the market. 11 sales closed in the past six months, on pace with the 13 closed sales in the prior six month period. An additional four homes are pending sale and there are …
