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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After being quiet most of the summer, the Walnut Hills and Canyon Oaks neighborhoods of Pleasanton picked up in August and September with three closed sales. There were four closings during the past six months, compared to five during the previous six month period.
There is one active listing, located on Valley Avenue. It is listed …
Just listed! 5083 Muirwood Drive. Charming West Pleasanton home with upgrades throughout! 4 Bedrooms, 2 ½ Baths, elegant living room with fireplace, large dining room with new designer fixture, sunny kitchen with granite counters, hardwood floors, and breakfast nook, spacious family room off the kitchen with fireplace & wet bar, inside laundry room with sink, …
If you’re looking for some harvest fun this weekend, then the epic Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival will definitely quench your seasonal appetite for pumpkins and fun.
The signature attraction is the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
with World Record Mega-Prize. The top five winners will be on display in all their enormous glory for …
Pending sales and inventory both fell in Pleasanton during September, the first time this year that both indices dropped. Not to worry, though, as neither dropped dramatically nor to levels that would indicate weakness in the market. In fact, pending sales were higher than they were in September of 2010, while inventory was lower. Homes …
Led by homes priced under $2 million, Alamo had a sharp drop in pending sales of single family detached homes over the past few months. Pending sales have fallen for three consecutive months , after peaking at 24 in June. Interestingly, pending sales of homes priced over $2 million have remained quite high. July was …
If you feel like unleashing your inner child this weekend, then don’t miss the Northern California Doll & Teddy Bear Show.
The annual event will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
More than 85 dealers will be on hand to showcase a range of dolls, from antique to modern. You’ll also …
The Livermore real estate market saw pending sales of single family detached homes increase and inventory decrease for the second month in a row in September. The past few months have been interesting, with both inventory and pending sales peaking in June, then pending sales dropping sharply in July before trending back up the last …
The inventory of single family detached homes in San Ramon is at the highest level since March of 2009, lead by homes priced under $1 million. While pending sales were down in September, they were still higher than year-ago levels, so demand remains solid.
Overall, there were 192 single family detached homes on the market in …
Most of us enjoy the crisp, cool weather, football games on TV and on local playing fields, and children’s excitement brewing over Halloween.
But fall brings a list of home maintenance projects that need to get squeezed in among the pumpkin picking and NFL viewing.
Five tasks you should add to your to-do list are:
1. Get to …
The Dublin real estate market has been a bit of a yo-yo the past few months and September was no exception. Pending sales were down in September after rising in August after falling in July. Inventory, meanwhile, was up after falling in August after rising in July. The ups and downs aside, both inventory and …
Good news! It looks like East Dublin is poised to be the first Northern California home of a high-end mall from Caruso Affiliated, the owner of several such centers in Southern California, according to the Contra Costa Times.
The company bought 14.32 acres of county land at the southwest intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive …
Closed sales of single family detached homes in Pleasanton decreased in September to 44 from 60 in August. That seems like a big drop but Augusts’ sales were abnormally high and September’s were still higher than September of last year, when there were 37 closed sales. The median sales price increased from $743,500 in August …
Closed sales of single family detached homes dropped sharply in San Ramon, from 81 in August to 45 in September, a 43% decline. While that is a pretty dramatic fall off, August’s sales were abnormally high and 45 was the same number that closed in September 2010. The median sales price rose slightly to $725,000 …
The kids get to go trick-or-treating, but what about us adults? On Oct. 29, we’ll get our chance as the Pleasanton Downtown Association puts on a Brew Crawl.
Ticket holders can stroll through the Main Street shops, try out local craft beers and food pairings and take in the autumn air. And to really get you …
Closed sales of single family detached homes fell in Danville during September, from 49 in August to 36 in September. September is in line with the 38 sales in September of last year. The median sales price increased a little to $804,950 in September from $800,000 in August. The median price per square foot decreased, …
