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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We all know the fair is great. Many of us grew up going there and we all take our kids every summer. What’s not to like, with the rides, exhibits, farm animals, food – and pig races!? Every year, the fair wins national prizes that go mostly unheralded except amongst the fair …
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 …
Livermore’s inventory of single family homes, as well as pending sales, increased in January after falling in December. That is typically what happens as we turn the calendar over, so no surprises there. Homes priced under $1 million dominated the market, making up about 87% of the inventory and 96% of pending sales …
The Prima neighborhood of Livermore has been quite active during the last six months, after a very slow start to 2009. There are five pending and six closed sales in the neighborhood, while there is only one active listing. There were only two closed sales during the first half of 2009. Homes …
Activity in these south Livermore vineyards area in the past six months is about on par with the beginning of hte year. There were five closed sales and one pending sale in the past six months. ther is only one active listing, which is about one month’s ionventory.
The Livermore market for single family homes continued on the course it has been on all year, with inventory falling and sales remaining strong and homes priced under $1 million making up the lions share of the market. There were 134 single family homes for sale at the end of November, or about 1.5 months worth. There were 88 single family home pending sale.
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 …
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 …
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” …
Timing financial markets, including the real estate market, is always tricky business. There are dozens of variables that have direct influence over the real estate market, including interest rates, buyer demand, population growth, economic factors, inventory levels, new home construction, changes in personal income, and job growth to name a few. It is …
