From tomatoes to touchdowns, October in Danville
October 2025 Real Estate Market Update
Insights from Team Bruno | Serving Danville & the Diablo Valley
As we settle into autumn, the local real estate market continues to find its footing. Mortgage rates are holding steady around 6%, notably lower than the 7% range we saw earlier this year. The Fed’s recent quarter-point rate cut hasn’t moved the needle much yet, though more reductions may be on the horizon before year’s end. Meanwhile, inflation ticked up slightly, stock markets hit fresh highs, and consumer confidence remained mixed, stronger among those with investments, softer among those feeling the squeeze of daily expenses.
Here in the Diablo Valley, September brought an increase in both new listings and closed sales compared to last year. Still, Q3 median home prices edged lower year-over-year, and overall market indicators, like absorption rate and time on market, suggest conditions that are a bit cooler than last fall.
As we move through October, we’ll see whether the momentum carries into late fall or begins its usual seasonal slowdown heading into the holidays. Either way, preparation, pricing, and timing continue to make all the difference.
October 2025 Diablo Valley Real Estate Report
San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Market Survey
East Bay Home Price Map: Alameda & Contra Costa Counties
If you’re curious what these trends mean for your home, or for your next move, we’re always here to talk it through. We’re just a call, text, or coffee away.
How’s It Growing?
With the combination of a mild summer, excellent seedlings from Fertile GroundWorks, and great supplements from Sloat Garden Center, we have had bountiful crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and zucchini. This means gallons of gazpacho, and endless plates of sliced tomatoes and cucumbers piled high at every meal. (I have the best gazpacho recipe.) We have had a few battles with interlopers (pesky pests) and I am proud to say we have come out on top!
We just started seedlings for our Fall/Winter garden.
We’d love to hear how your crop has been. Please share stories and photos!
The pic is a patch of Costoluto Fiorentino tomatoes we grew from seeds we bought at a little stand in a piazza in Florence, Italy. They are unlike any tomatoes I have ever grown in terms of taste and vigor. I literally need a ladder to harvest the tomatoes on top. They are delicious. The strain is "prized" in Italian kitchens. I will save seeds from these and happy to share seedlings next spring.
The Battle of Danville: A Rivalry That Defines a Town
The Monte Vista Mustangs vs. The San Ramon Valley Wolves
November 7 at 7:15 PM
San Ramon Valley High School
Every fall, Danville turns electric. Neighbors, classmates, and former teammates line the stands, half in red and black, half in green and gold. It’s Monte Vista vs. San Ramon Valley, the Battle of Danville, and it’s as much about community as it is about football.
I know this rivalry firsthand. I played in the 1977 game, when Guy Houston hit Mike Campbell for the lone touchdown that gave SRV a 7–3 win and an EBAL title. Moments like that never fade. They stay with you, the noise, the pride, the feeling that the whole town was watching.
Over the years, the stories have grown legendary. The 2002 showdown drew more than 12,000 fans to Monte Vista, where the nation’s top two quarterbacks, Kyle Wright (No. 1) for MV and Sam Keller (No. 2) for SRV, delivered a 46–44 thriller that was the greatest football game ever played.
Now the all-time series sits at 31–31. Both programs enter this year’s matchup hungry to tip the balance - Monte Vista desperate to break a long losing streak; SRV counters with 9 Sophomores (unheard of) speed, talent, and energy.
Whoever wins, Danville wins, but I’ll admit, I’d love to see the Wolves reclaim the edge. Some rivalries are timeless. This one just happens to live right here at home.
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