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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Since it’s important to keep the body tuned for our athletic passions, many people join a gym. And when you have an active family, one in particular stands out. ClubSport of San Ramon is one of the few fitness centers serving San Ramon/Danville/Blackhawk/Alamo that caters to the entire family.
In case you haven’t heard, the local real estate market in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, and the Tri-Valley is on fire. Multiple offers are everywhere, at least in the lower price ranges. In the past 2 weeks, I have had clients consider writing offers or actually writing offers on homes that are …
The Alamo real estate market was pretty quiet in January, after seeing a large drop in inventory in December. January did mark the sixth straight month with declining inventory of single family homes. Pending sales remained largely unchanged and inventory was ample.
The inventory of single family homes in Alamo dropped significantly in December …
The high level of inventory is the story in Alamo, where there was over 5.5 months worth of single family homes for sale at the end of november. Sales remained strong, with 17 pending sales of single family homes at the end of the month, unchanged from October, and the highest level of pending sales this year.
According to the US News and World Report Annual Ranking, five high schools in Pleasanton, Danville and San Ramon earned the prestigious Silver medal. Foothill High School and Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton received the award, as did California High School in San Ramon and San Ramon Valley High School in Danville. …
More people moved into the San Francisco Metroplitan Area last year than moved out, according to a report issued by the Brookings Institute. If that trend continues, it is bound to help improve the economy and housing market.
In a quarterly survey of East Bay businesses commissioned by the Bay Area Council, 35% of respondents in Contra Costa/Solano County and 27% of respondents in Alameda County said they expect to cut jobs in the next six months. Those were the two worst results in the Bay Area.
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We know the luxury real estate market in Pleasanton, Ruby Hill, Danville, Alamo, and Blackhawk have had their struggles this year. A new report shows that Luxury homes, defined as those listed for $2,000,000 or more, have had more price reductions than lower priced homes in the Bay Area, according to online real …
If you live in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon & the Tri-Valley, you don’t have to drive far to enjoy some of the best family camping in the country. According to ReserveAmerica’s Camping Club, three of the top 100 family campsites in the Unites States are nearby; Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, Del Valle …
Mortgage defaults in high priced markets of the Bay Area are increasing, according to the SF Chronicle. In many upscale markets such as Alamo, Los Altos, and Greenbrea, there were twice as many notices of default filed this year versus the same period last year.
“The question is, could this be the beginning of something …
What a difference 6 months makes. Beginning in April, the Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and Tri-Valley real estate markets began a strong come back which is continuing this Fall. As we have discussed, the new strength in the market is focused predominantly on the lower price ranges. Indeed, homes priced under …
San Francisco was named one of the 10 Hard-Hit Housing Markets That Are Ready to Rebound. This is good news for Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and Tri-Valley real estate markets.
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The article ranks San Fransicso as #3 on the list behind San Diego and Tacoma, Washington. The main reason …
Home prices nationally actually increased by 2.9% in the second quarter of 2009 as compared with the first quarter of 2009. Yes, you read that right. Increased 2.9%. This is the first quarter over quarter increase in the S&P/Case-Shiller report in three years, and offers the strongest signal yet that the market …
My how things have changed in the real estate market. And perhaps nowhere has the change been more pronounced than for move-up buyers. During the height of the market in 2002 - 2005, move-up buyers accounted for a significant percentage of real estate transactions, perhaps as much as 60% or more.
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One of the indicators of the health of a real estate market is the percentage of distressed sales, which includes both Bank Owned (REO) properties and Short Sales. Markets with higher levels of distressed sales will generally see more downward pressure on prices, and distressed properties tend to sell for less than a “normal” …
