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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If you live in Pleasanton, you how popular Tully’s Plaza is. Located at the corner of W. Angela and Main St, it is the perfect place to hang out and drink coffee, enjoy treats from Cold Stone or Bibiane Bakery, and chat with friends or just people watch.
Now the developers of Tully’s Plaza is planning …
The real estate market in the Vintage Hills II neighborhood of Pleasanton remained very quite during the past six months. There was no activity at all during that period. Going back a full year, there were five closed sales.
Those five homes sold for an average price of $889,580 or $332 per square foot, …
The Mission Park neighborhood of Pleasanton continues to plod along with a sale about every 1½ months, on average. There would probably more activity if there were more homes available for sale.
One sale is pending on Mission Drive. It is listed for $629,950 or $330 per square foot. It is a short …
Nothing like some good news to end the year strong. Zillow, the bellwether site that tracks home values nationally, says in aggregate the U.S. stands to see a drop of $1.7 Trillion in 2010. Not the kind of stocking stuffer we in the housing industry were looking for. Frankly, I’m not even …
The Museum of the San Ramon Valley has opened the doors to its annual Christmas Memories Exhibit. From now until the end of the year, young ones, as well as the young at heart, will be delighted at the heartwarming display of holiday memorabilia.
The Pleasanton real estate market saw steady activity for closed sales in November. Sales closed on 37 single family detached homes in November, unchanged from October. This is down from the peak months of Spring and Summer. The median sales price fell from $780,000 in October to $708,000 in November. The …
The Danville real estate market saw a small increase in closed sales of single family detached homes in October, bucking the trend of the rest of the Tri-Valley. There were 28 closed sales during the month, compared to 24 in October. The median sales price for October was $840,000, down from $862,500 in …
Activity slowed in San Ramon in November, no doubt a result of seasonal factors. There were 34 closed sales of single family detached homes in San Ramon in November, down from 45 in October. The median sales price increased to $776,500 in November from $702,000 in October. The median price per square …
The Dublin market saw a slowdown in November, which certainly is not unusual. There were 23 closed sales of single family homes in Dublin during November, down five from 28 in October. The median sales price increased from $629,500 in October to $710,000 in November. The median price per square foot decreased …
The jolly old elf will be visiting read. booksellers in Blackhawk Plaza each Monday leading up to Christmas. Little patrons of this charming bookstore will delight in a special story time with Santa before he returns to the North Pole for his holiday duties.
The real estate market in The Gates neighborhood of Pleasanton got busy, with four closed sales in the past six months. By comparison, only one sale closed during the previous six month period.
There is one active listing in The Gates. It is listed for $815,000 or $388 per square foot and has been …
Vineyard Hills saw a spike in activity in the past few months. There were two sales closed in the Vineyard Hills/Diablo Vista neighborhood of Pleasanton, both in Vineyard Hills. That doesn’t sound like much but in a neighborhood where the last sale was in May of 2008, two sales in six months are …
It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about lights, eggnog, jammed shopping malls, etc. Property taxes for the first half of the tax year are due on Friday, December 10th, and must be postmarked by that date.
Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr
Property taxes in California are based on the fair market …
