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Real Estate

08 Aug

Land brokerage’s ag group expands with Fresno office

published on August 8, 2024 - 10:18 AM

A major land brokerage and advisory firm is boosting its presence in the Central Valley. Land Advisors Organization is announcing

18 Jul

Guilty Bitwise CEO: ‘Actions caused trauma, hardship, grief, and profound hurt’

published on July 18, 2024 - 4:16 PM

A day after pleading guilty to a $115 million wire fraud charge relating to the collapse of Bitwise Industries, one

17 Jul

Bitwise founders plead guilty to $115 million fraud scheme

published on July 17, 2024 - 12:03 PM

Irma Olguin, Jr., 43, and Jake Soberal, 38, the founders and leaders of the failed Fresno-based Bitwise Industries, pleaded guilty

16 Jul

Fresno County assessment roll grows 5%, or $6B annually

published on July 16, 2024 - 2:06 PM

Fresno County’s 2024 assessment roll grew 5.53%, or $6 billion annually, for a total of $115.9 billion in total net

11 Jul

300-400 mixed-income units planned in Downtown Fresno CVS footprint

published on July 11, 2024 - 11:35 AM

Fresno Housing hosted a community meeting Tuesday to share and discuss current plans for the North Fulton Project in Downtown

05 Jul

Tulare real estate tax roll hits nearly $50B, up 8.5% from last year

published on July 5, 2024 - 1:10 PM

Tulare County Assessor Tara K. Freitas announced the annual assessment roll is $49.97 billion, an 8.5% increase from last year.

13 Jun

Pearson reaches into South Valley real estate with Zeeb merger

published on June 13, 2024 - 4:27 PM

Zeeb Commercial Real Estate announced its merger with the Pearson Companies in Fresno Thursday. This strategic merger unites two influential

13 Jun

Report: Central Valley housing sales markets on thin ice

published on - 11:08 AM

ATTOM Data Solutions released a Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are vulnerable

06 Jun

Study: Fresno’s hot pipeline for adapted apartments, including 800 units at former UMC?

published on June 6, 2024 - 11:23 AM

With the demand for housing in recent years, a trend of apartment conversions has begun to take hold. A study

23 May

Developer urges Fresno mayor to appeal apartment project rejection. ‘No factual data was cited’

published on May 23, 2024 - 2:27 PM

This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. The developer behind a controversial housing project wants Fresno

BLOG: For the Central Valley, policy must work in practice — not just on paper

Posted: February 18, 2026 at 2:41 pm

For the Central Valley, Sacramento is not abstract. State policy
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BLOG: Hobby Lobby called California “off limits” — then Visalia broke sales records

Posted: February 17, 2026 at 8:22 am

When Hobby Lobby decided to open its first store in
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