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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Hi Doug. My home is currently listed for sale for around $1,400,000. It has been on the market for 168 days. At this point we have only had one offer, a verbal offer at $1,100,000, which I of course turned down. We are not getting many showings, and no one is …
It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about lights, eggnog, jammed shopping malls, etc. Property taxes for the first half of the tax year are due on Friday, December 10th, and must be postmarked by that date.
Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr
Property taxes in California are based on the fair market …
Mistletoe. Lights. Warm fires. The holidays are a special time of year, and most people have a “Rockwellian” soft spot for these festivities (at least until they get the credit card bills for all of the shopping). The natural assumption is that having your home on the market from late November …
If you have practiced real estate for any length of time, you have likely encountered situations where sellers want to cancel a purchase contract during escrow. Sometimes sellers have a change of heart and simply decide they don’t want to move any more. Other times, there are circumstances that change such as a …
Fannie Mae announced last week that it will offer one year leases at market rates to borrowers who sign over their deeds in lieu of foreclosure. While this may seem radical, the idea is picking up steam. The damage to a borrower’s credit is less severe when they voluntarily turn over their home …
Interesting article in the New York Times about the shady practices of a loan modification company in Southern California. It seems that former Subprime (remember that word?) and Alt-A mortgage brokers have found a new calling in the often controversial world of loan modifications.
Loan Modification companies have sprouted up like weeds in …
While the lower end of the market in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and the Tri-Valley shows strong improvement, there is a condition lurking in the background which could prolong the local real estate market slump. The so-called “shadow inventory” consists of homes owned by banks that are not yet on the market. According …
