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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The song remains the same in the Ventana Hills neighborhood of Pleasanton - if there aren’t any homes to sell, nobody can buy them. There is currently one active listing but there have been no closed sales since April and there are no pending sales.
The active listing is on Lund Ranch Road and the asking …
The Oak Hill neighborhood of Pleasanton has remained relatively quiet this year. There have only been three closed sales during 2011, with another pending. Two homes are actively listed. So there’s a chance this neighborhood can match its total of six closed sales in 2010.
The two active listings are priced at $749,450, on average, or …
Pending sales of single family detached homes increased again in Pleasanton during August, posting the second highest number (74) for the year, behind only May’s 78. Homes priced below $1 million accounted for the entire increase. Inventory fell during the month of August after five consecutive monthly increases. This in the face of a wobbly …
If you’re ready to take an early plunge into the holiday season, then head out to the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton this weekend for the annual Harvest Festival.
The three-day event features hundreds of artisans exhibiting American handmade items including beautiful jewelry, clothing, specialty foods, photography, original art, hand-turned wood, music, ceramics and much more. There …
After several months of steadily increasing inventory in Blackhawk, the market seems to have corrected itself a bit with a sharp decline in August. Pending sales remained strong over the past few months if you smooth out July’s drop with August’s increase.
Overall, inventory of single family detached homes in Blackhawk stood at 39 homes at …
The Danville real estate market saw pending sales fall for the third consecutive month and inventory fall for the second consecutive month, led by declines in both numbers for homes priced over $1 million. The decline in pending sales of homes in this segment was particularly sharp, at 56% from June to August. Homes priced …
Want some juicy peaches, sweet strawberries, garden-grown tomatoes, or other signature tastes of the season? You can stretch summer out a few more weeks, at least for your taste buds, by checking out the Livermore Certified Summer Farmers’ Market.
Pick up your seasonal fruits and vegetables, enjoy some live music and hang out with your family …
The Danville Express has reported that the San Ramon Valley Unified School District received an impressive score of 922 on its 2011 Academic Performance Index.
The score is 6 points higher than last year’s score and is the highest in the state among students with more than 9,000 students, the Express reports.
The API measures and compares …
Pending sales dropped across the board in San Ramon in August. Monthly volatility in pending sales in the market for homes priced over $1 million continued, with a big decline. The inventory in this segment also fell pretty dramatically over the past two months, from 39 at the end of June to 18 at the …
The 12th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival returns to the Tao House in Danville Sept. 16. This year marks the 75th anniversary of O’Neill’s Nobel Prize for Literature, which he received in 1936.
O’Neill is considered by many to be the father of the modern American drama. In addition to the Nobel Prize for Literature, he won …
After seeing its string of four consecutive months of increasing pending sales broken in July, the Dublin real estate market went right back to rising sales again in August. There were 41 pending sales in of single family detached homes in Dublin in August, up nearly21% from 34 in July. That is the largest number …
From now until Sept. 25 you can check out Quirkology of Quilts: Warmth to Wimzy at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in downtown Danville. Whether you’re a quilter, admirer of all things crafty, or are just looking for something to do after breakfast Saturday morning, this museum offers a nice piece of history.
The …
Closed sales of single family detached homes in Pleasanton increased in August to 60 from 48 in July. The median sales price decreased from $794,500 in July to $743,500 in August. The median price per square foot was unchanged at $346. Seven of the 60 sales (12%) were of homes sold for over …
Closed sales of single family detached homes in Danville rose in August to 49, from 42 in July. The median sales price decreased to $800,000 in August from $852,000 in July. The median price per square foot increased, from $319 in July to $333 in August. 12 of July’s closed sales …
There were 81 closed sales of single family detached homes in San Ramon in Augusat, a 33% increase from 76 in July. The median sales price fell slightly to $720,000 from $723,000 in July. The median price per square foot increased from $295 in July to $300 in August.
August’s closed sales were on …
