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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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Old Town Pleasanton Market update June 2011

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It has been extremely quiet in the Old Town neighborhood of Pleasanton. There has been only one closed sale in the past 18 months. There are no pending sales and only one active listing.
The sole active listing on Windmill Lane has an asking price of $899,950 or $293 per square foot. It

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Moller Ranch Pleasanton Market Update June 2011

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The Moller Ranch neighborhood of Pleasanton has seen a moderate level of activity over the past six months, when only one sale closed. An additional two sales are pending and there are three active listings.
There is one active listing of non-custom homes in the neighborhood. It is listed for $752,000 or $399 per

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Foxborough Estates & Grey Eagle Estates Pleasanton Market Update June 2011

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Two sales closed during the first six months of this year in the Foxborough/Grey Eagle Estates neighborhood of Pleasanton. This was a significant increase in sales, compared to none during the first seven months of last year. However, there are currently no pending sales on only one active listing in the neighborhood.
The one

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A Wide Range of Inspections Available for Real Estate Transactions

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Most participants in a real estate transaction are aware that inspections are a normal part of the process. Indeed most transactions include a termite inspection, a general home inspection, and a roof inspection. And if there is a pool, there is normally a pool inspection as well. And the importance of having

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Pleasanton Market Update May 2011 – Pending Sales Surge

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Shrugging off the negative national news on real estate, the Pleasanton real estate market surged in May. Pending sales of single family detached homes skyrocketed in May to the highest level here since July 2005, making up for the dip we saw in April. Homes priced between $1 million and $2 million lead

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Alamo Market Update May 2011 – On The Rise

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Alamo posted its third consecutive monthly gain in pending sales of single family detached homes. May’s 25 pending sales was the highest number since May of 2007. Inventory also increased but not as rapidly as pending sales.
Overall, May’s 25 pending sales were 7 higher (39%) than Aprils 18 and 10 higher (67%) than

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Livermore Market Update May 2011 – Pending Sales Continue To Climb

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Pending sales of single family detached homes in Livermore continued the upward path they have been on since December. The increase has been steady and pending sales are now at their highest level since March of last year. Inventory, meanwhile, has been relatively flat.
Overall, pending sales increased from 89 in March and 103

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Dublin Market Update May 2011 – A Curious Month

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The Dublin real estate market bucked the trend in the Tri-Valley by actually posting a slight decline in pending sales of single family detached home in May. After increasing for two months, pending sales fell from 42 in April to 41 in May. While not a large fall off, it is curious given

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San Ramon Market Update May 2011 – On The Rise Again

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The San Ramon real estate market shook of the hesitancy it showed in April by posting big gains in pending sales of single family detached homes in May. After sales increased in February and March, they stalled in April. May showed that was a temporary pause by having the largest number of pending

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Vintage Heights Pleasanton Market Update June 2011

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The Vintage Heights neighborhood of Pleasanton was not bustling with activity but was moderately active for this neighborhood. Vintage Heights has been very quiet for the past three years, with the exception of June and July of 2010, when there were five closed sales. There were two sales closed in the most recent

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Norris Canyon Estates San Ramon Market Update June 2011

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The Norris Canyon Estates and Roubion neighborhoods of San Ramon have seen steady activity over the past six months. Five sales have closed in the neighborhood, although none since March. An additional 7 sales are pending and there are three active listings. More than half of the active listing, pending sales and

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Willow Creek Dublin Market Update June 2011

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Some things never change. While that may not be entirely the case in the Willow Creek neighborhood of Dublin, it is pretty close. For the past couple of years, this neighborhood consistently sells whatever comes on the market, which is not much, fairly quickly. We did see a lengthening of the time

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Pleasanton Home Sales May 2011

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Closed sales of single family detached homes in Pleasanton fell in May, after increasing the prior two months. 49 sales closed in May, compared to 60 in April and 52 in March. The median sales price decreased from $680,000 in April to $720,500 in May, although was short of March’s $740,000. The

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Danville Home Sales May 2011

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Closed sales of singe family detached homes in Danville increased by 18, from 38 in April to 56 in May. The median sales price increased to $834,500 in May from $817,500 in April. The median price per square foot also increased, from $320 in April to $336 in May. 12 of

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San Ramon Home Sales May 2011

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There were 52 closed sales of single family detached homes in San Ramon in May, down from 56 in April. The median sales price increased from $712,250 in April to $724,250 in May. The median price per square foot fell from $296 in April to $290 in May.
April’s closed sales were on the

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