residential: Fresno - One of America's Worst Cities For Business.... - 12/23/10 11:15 AM
.... according to this article A bad year for California - MarketWatch.
Geesh, look at the list.  Fresno came in dead last.  PATHETIC!

Well, when I moved here and they were building the new city hall that looks like Darth Vader's hat

I knew there were problems.
Then there was Operation Rezone, a  selection of sordid tales of bribery and corruption.
Mayor, Ashley Swearengin, acknowledges we  have problems. You can listen to her response here.
 
Nevertheless, if you're stuck here in Fresno (like me :) and need to buy or sell, give me a call:  (559) 301-1647
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residential: Information On The Fresno CA Real Estate Market - 11/01/07 10:28 AM
Here are some stats on the Fresno Market:
In the last 24 Hours the Fresno MLS had 168 residential listings that expired.  The average time on the market for those listings was 165/185 days.What does this mean?
It means these properties sat on the market approx 6 months with no buyers!
Who is to blame? 
Agents for taking an overpriced listing to begin with.Sellers for either expecting or NEEDing too much money.Why do I say "needing?"  Because I look at the public records and see that many of the sellers either bought or refinanced in the last 2 years and I can tell by … (0 comments)