Does Your Home Smile? Spring Time Curb Appeal

Put a Smile on Your Home, Bring the Curb Appeal Back

Spring means longer days, BBQ’s, and curb appeal. As we say goodbye to winter, rain, leaves and dead plants in our yards our homes begin to brighten up. The curb appeal is back and now we need to make our homes smile.

Are you selling a Pleasanton home or looking to buy a Danville home? Something you will look at or should focus on if you are a home seller is making your home smile.

Selling a home is an art, it’s the finer details that make the difference.

• Plant bright colored flowers in the yard
• Mow and edge the grass
• Paint the trim, or the entire house if needed
• Install a new front door if needed
• Sweep the porch, sidewalk, steps driveway and street if needed
• Wash the windows inside and out
• Remove leaves and dead plants

Curb appeal is the first impression of your home and your yard. How can you enhance the best features of your home or lot?

Follow a few of these tips. It’s the little things that make a big difference in this market.

Pleasanton Neighborhood Spotlight- Pleasanton Valley

Pleasanton Neighborhood Spotlight – Pleasanton Valley

Moving to Pleasanton? Need more information on Pleasanton neighborhoods and Pleasanton homes? Here is a good place to start…

Here is a look into the Pleasanton neighborhood of Pleasanton Valley.

The Pleasanton neighborhood of Pleasanton Valley was built my Morrison homes starting in the early 1960’s. Homes in Pleasanton Valley range from 1,400sf. to over 2,600sf. Most of the lots in Pleasanton Valley are 6,000sf. and up with a rare few near 13,000sf. These homes are also easily remodeled and expanded because of the building style and larger lot sizes. Here is a copy of an ad from Morrison Homes for the Pleasanton Valley Ad from the early 1960’s. Curious a to what Pleasanton Valley Homes sold for? Here is a price sheet for the Pleasanton Valley floor plans below. Pleasanton Valley Pricesheet.

Below is an update of the home sales in the Pleasanton neighborhood- Pleasanton Valley

Pleasanton Housing Cap Ruled Invalid

Pleasanton Housing Cap Ruled Invalid

In 1996 Pleasanton voters approved a 29,000 cap on Pleasanton homes. This came at a time when home construction was moving fast in surrounding areas. Pleasanton voters decided they wanted to limit the number of total homes and only allow 350 housing permits issued per year. Move forward to 2010, we are close to the 29,000 cap with about 27,000 units built and not everyone is happy with what Pleasanton has.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled the Pleasanton housing cap is in violation of state law. With 27,000 units built or approved, the number of affordable units could not be built under the 29,000 units.

The recent ruling ordered the city to rezone land to meet the need under state law. This case Urban Habitat v. City of Pleasanton was brought by Public Affairs Inc. on behalf of Sandra De Gregorio and regional environmental justice organization Urban Habitat.

Ruled invalid by Roesch because the housing cap does not allow Pleasanton to meet the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) under state law. Under the state law, 3,277 housing units, including 2,524 affordable homes be built by 2014.

Since 2006, Pleasanton has identified potential sites for housing such as the Hacienda Business Park near the BART station. Developers have been working on plans for mixed-use development aimed at transit-oriented development. Since 1999, 20 homes for very low income families earning less than $40,000 units have been built.

More information will come after the city council meets tonight in anticipation for future council meeting.

Pleasanton Condos & Townhome Sales February 2010

 

 Pleasanton Condos & Town home Sales February 2010

 

Pleasanton Condos & Town homes 

Town homes & condos in Pleasanton sold in February were 7. This is a decrease from the 10 town homes & condos in Pleasanton that sold in January. Town homes & condos in Pleasanton available at the end of February numbered 30. 

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $550,000 on Birch Creek Dr. which sold at $271 a square foot. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $192,000 on Arroyo Dr. which sold at $241 a square foot. 

Average days on market for Pleasanton condos and town homes was 54 with an average list price of $336,128 at $260 a square foot. The average sale price was $334,000 at $259 a square foot. 

Here is a Summary of data for all Pleasanton homes sold in February 2010. 

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for February 2010

Pleasanton Home Sales February 2010

Pleasanton Home Sales February 2010

Pleasanton Homes (Single Family)

Homes in Pleasanton, CA sold in February were 30. This is a decrease of 1 home from the 31 homes in Pleasanton sold in January. Homes in Pleasanton for sale at the end of February numbered 116.

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton home was not released to the MLS, but was on Germano Way listed for $4,488,000. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton home was $530,000 on Harvest Rd. which sold at $309 a square foot.

Average days on market for Pleasanton homes were 47 with an average list price of $1,108,456 at $374 a square foot. The average sale price was $918,025 at $358 a square foot.

Here is a Summary of data for all Pleasanton homes sold in February 2010.

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for February 2010

Pleasanton Condos & Townhome Sales January 2010

Pleasanton Condos & Townhome Sales January 2010

Pleasanton Condos & Town homes

Condos & town homes sold in Pleasanton were 10 homes sold in January 2010. This is exactly the same as the number sold in December 2009.

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $499,900 on Holly Cir. which sold at $337 a square foot. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $185,000 on Arroyo Dr. which sold at $232 a square foot.

Average days on market for Pleasanton condos and town homes was 27 with an average list price of $386,575 at $279 a square foot. The average sale price was $390,690 at $283 a square foot.

Here is a Summary of data for all Pleasanton homes sold in January 2010.

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for January 2010

Pleasanton Home Sales January 2010

Pleasanton Home Sales January 2010

Pleasanton Homes (Single Family)

Homes sold in Pleasanton, CA decreased to 31 homes sold in January, compared to 44 in December.

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton home was $1,775,000 on Sannita Ct. which sold at $297 a square foot. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton home was $385,000 on Krause St. which sold at $414 a square foot.

Average days on market for Pleasanton homes were 37 with an average list price of $836,187 at $352 a square foot. The average sale price was $824,074 at $349 a square foot.

Here is a Summary of data for all Pleasanton homes sold in January 2010.

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for January 2010

For More Info contact the Moxley Team

Looking Back to The Peak of the California Housing Market

Looking Back at The California Housing Market

Recently at Alain Pinel Pleasanton we were able to get some great, detailed information on the California housing market. Charts and graphs can tell a great story about where we have been, and hopefully about where we’re going.

Where was the top of the California housing market? May 2007 @ $594,530 for a detached house.

Bottom of the California housing market was February 2009 @ $245,170.

This can be compared to the median price in Alameda County. Up 42% from the bottom @ $352,000.

We see a peak, we see a trough (bottom), we see inventory shrinking too…

Compare these figures above to the supply and demand charts we posted 2 weeks ago.

• Pleasanton Real Estate Review 2009
• Livermore Real Estate Review 2009
• Danville Real Estate Review 2009
• Dublin Real Estate Review 2009
• San Ramon Real Estate Review 2009

This information is great to look at and study as you evaluate the current housing market. While it does not tell us what will happen, the data we do have shows the housing market is improving and not dropping like it was in 2008.

Check back next week as we publish the information on home sales from January 2010.

Pleasanton Condos & Townhome Sales December 2009

Pleasanton Condos & Townhome Sales December 2009

Pleasanton Condos & Town homes

Condos & town homes sold in Pleasanton were 10 homes sold in December. This is a sharp decrease from the 26 that sold in November ’09.

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $605,000 on Garibaldi Pl. which sold at $326 a square foot. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton condo or town home was $110,000 on Arroyo Dr. which sold at $138 a square foot.

Average days on market for Pleasanton condos and town homes is 10 with an average list price of $365,339 at $276 a square foot. The average sale price was $371,745 at $281 a square foot.

Here is a Summary of date for all Pleasanton homes sold in December 2009.

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for December 2009

For More Info contact the Moxley Team

Pleasanton Home Sales December 2009

Pleasanton Home Sales December 2009

Pleasanton Homes (Single Family)

Homes sold in Pleasanton, CA increased to 44 homes sold in December, compared to 39 in November.

The highest sale price for a Pleasanton home was $3,500,000 on Lupine Ct. which sold at $541 a square foot. The lowest sale price for a Pleasanton home was $321,052 on Olivina Ct. which sold at $340 a square foot.

Average days on market for Pleasanton homes were 45 with an average list price of $814,256 at $372 a square foot. The average sale price was $792,856 at $364 a square foot.

Here is a Summary of date for all Pleasanton homes sold in December 2009.

Here is Home Sales in Pleasanton for December 2009

For More Info contact the Moxley Team