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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Inventory and sales levels of single family homes increased for the second straight month in Pleasanton, driven primarily by homes priced under $1 million. Homes in that segment made up 51% of the inventory and 87% of pending sales. Pending sales actually decreased for homes priced from $1 million to $2 million. …
The Pleasanton Farmer’s Market is a tradition. It is held every Saturday, rain or shine, in downtown Pleasanton on Angela St off of Main St. Here you will find a wide range of fruits, vegetables, breads, flowers, herbs, condiments, and more. You can be entertained by a balloon artist, or even adopt …
The real estate market in the Pleasanton Valley/Birdland neighborhood of Pleasanton actually slowed considerably during the past six months. There were 13 closed sales during the past six months and there are another 3 sales currently pending, while there were 32 closed sales during the previous six month period. With only one active …
With only about one sale every three months on average, the real estate market in the Pleasanton Hills neighborhood of Pleasanton remains very quite. There have been only five sales dating back to June 2008 and there are no current listings or pending sales.
The closed sales sold for an average price of $960,250 or …
The Charter Oaks neighborhood in Pleasanton (and even more specifically, that portion on Mohr Ave.) saw a modest increase in activity over the past six months, while Mohr Park Estates, with no activity, has been very quiet. There are four active listings in Charter Oaks and one pending sale. Four sales closed …
According to CNBC, Pleasanton is rich. Not “a decent disposable income” type of rich. I mean Thurston Howell type of rich. I’m talking shopping on Rodeo Drive, vacationing in the South of France, and using Silver Oak as a cooking wine type of rich, at least according to Portfolio.com, which ranked Pleasanton …
The Pleasanton Heritage Association awarded its first Pleasanton Architectural Heritage Award to Linda and Ken Bloom for the work they did to restore and maintain the character of the cottage-style bungalow at Neal and Second Streets.
The Blooms purchased the home six years ago and undertook a several-month’s long renovation that was not cheap. …
The Pleasanton real estate market saw fewer closed home sales in January, with 35 closed single family homes, down from 44 in December. The median sales price for Pleasanton was $707,000 in January, up from $654,000 in December. However, the median price per sq ft dropped to $336 in January, down from $356 …
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 …
The Bonde Ranch neighborhood of Pleasanton has remained very quiet for the past couple of years. There has been only one sale in the past year and 3 in the past two years. There has been no activity at all in the past six months. There are no active listings or pending …
Pleasanton Heights has been very active the past six months. After seeing only four closed sales during the first half of the year, there have been 13 since July 1.
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 Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel has a new owner. The inn on Stoneridge Mall Road had fallen on hard times due to the struggling economy and was in foreclosure. The new owners, Pleasanton Lodging LLC paid $12.3 million for the 170 room hotel on February 3.
Pleasanton Lodging LLC is planning on putting in an …
Nob Hill supermarket in Pleasanton is closing in March. The grocery store, located on Santa Rita Rd between Stoneridge Dr and W. Las Positas, is the latest in a string of retail businesses that have closed in the Tri-Valley.
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Nob Hill’s sister brand is Raley’s, which has a huge grocery and …
