tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post115711634080664689..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Holy Freakin' FresnoRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1157207156755461342006-09-02T07:25:00.001-07:002006-09-02T07:25:00.001-07:00Fresno city is like 38th largest in tthe nation. ...Fresno city is like 38th largest in tthe nation. Fresno metro like 55th largest. Hardly asmall market. Their only saving grace AFAICT is a strong agricultural base. People still eat and farmers still buy tractors and their kids still go to scholl, etc.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1157207154652053412006-09-02T07:25:00.000-07:002006-09-02T07:25:00.000-07:00Fresno city is like 38th largest in tthe nation. ...Fresno city is like 38th largest in tthe nation. Fresno metro like 55th largest. Hardly asmall market. Their only saving grace AFAICT is a strong agricultural base. People still eat and farmers still buy tractors and their kids still go to scholl, etc.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1157154592383481302006-09-01T16:49:00.000-07:002006-09-01T16:49:00.000-07:00It's amazing what houses are asking in these small...It's amazing what houses are asking in these smaller markets. An extreme example I witnessed was Desert Hot Springs: miles of ugly developments, and prices in the high 300s. <BR/><BR/>LA seems to be lagging the crash. Over 8,000 sales in July. Dumpy little "Spanish Fixers" in the Hollywood flats for 700+. How do they find 8000 souls who can't read a newspaper? This is big news now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1157132732842210322006-09-01T10:45:00.000-07:002006-09-01T10:45:00.000-07:00my mother-in-law lives in fresno. i had her convin...my mother-in-law lives in fresno. i had her convinced to sell her house this spring and rent, but she's a pack rat and still hasn't been able to clean it out enough to show it. i think she's going to have to end up staying there for a while...i told her to hurry up because it was going to get ugly, but she didn't really think it was as urgent as i was telling her.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02343125897372779721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1157132637321202182006-09-01T10:43:00.000-07:002006-09-01T10:43:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02343125897372779721noreply@blogger.com