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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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, …
There’s a bit of optimism on the statewide housing outlook for next year. The California Association of Realtors predicts home sales and the median price will improve slightly in 2012. That is certainly good news, and bodes well for the Tri-Valley real estate market.
The California Housing Market Forecast for 2012 says there will be a …
Amid the disappointing economic and housing trends, there is one ray of light for us in the Bay Area: homes here are selling more quickly than anywhere else in the nation, according to a home value survey by Zillow, published by CNBC.com. This certainly is the case in Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley.
Topping the list is …
The residential Real Estate market is imperfect. What do I mean? In the U.S., the stock and bond markets are based on the concept of “perfect information”. Prices of these assets are reported in real time, showing what the latest price paid by investors. It changes… sometimes rapidly. Information is …
The Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Tri-Valley real estate markets have been turbulent this year. The market started the year strong, largely fueled by tax credits and a cautious optimism about the economy, then has slowed through the summer, and is now mixed in the fall. Inevitably, there are homes on the market that …
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” …
I recently went to Zillow.com to find a “zestimate” for a home in The Preserve area of Pleasanton. For those not familiar with The Preserve, it is a high end subdivision of approximately 100 homes nestled in the hills of West Pleasanton, surrounded by acres of open space and ridgelands. It has always …
