Fresno, CA Real Estate — Homes For Sale in Fresno, CA

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The Central San Joaquin Valley is a regional hub for agriculture, industry, and medicine. With Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Fresno is a travel destination for the Sierras, Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks, as well as other recreational areas. Fresno State University, Fresno Pacific University, Fresno City College, San Joaquin Valley College, Heald College--in all 14 colleges and universities are within 50 miles of Fresno. A well-rounded medical community includes the VA Central California Health Care System, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Community Regional Medical Center, and a large variety of medical specialty facilities, as well as the Valley Chidren's Hospital just beyond the city of Fresno. Agriculture is a primary employer and a major industry for fruit and nut crops, vineyards, row crops, dairy and beef cattle, goats, sheep, and the ancillary business supporting and created by agriculture providing food and products on a state, national and international level. Fresno is California's fifth largest city (approximately 500,000). It enjoys a diverse culture, great shopping, and excellent restaurants featuring a wide variety of cuisines. Education, religion (all faiths and beliefs) and family life are important aspects of living in Fresno. It is a great place to raise a family or to retire. Many social and cultural activities provide recreation and education: the Fresno Grizzlies, a triple A baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros is a minor league team with Chukchansi Park and stadium; the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, 39 acres housing and supporting over 190 species in a variety of exhibits and attractions; the Save Mart Center Arena, Fresno Convention Center and Saroyan Theater, and the Tower Theater, bring world-class entertainers and performances to Fresno; the Fresno Philharmonic and a variety of other band and orchestral groups provide performances throughout the city at different venues. Comparatively speaking, Fresno is an affordable community with entry level to estate homes, and vintage homes to the latest new construction trends allowing almost anyone's taste and pocketbook to be accommodated. Fresno tends to have a great pride of ownership throughout the city in lovely parks, clean streets and manicured yards and gardens. Getting around town is easy with a freeway/highway system and surface streets that are well designed and maintained. Public bussing transportation is available, and high speed rail is under construction presently in Fresno. less

Fresno is so diverse and is a terrific place to call home. You have all the amenities of a large city but with easy access to across town in a short time. You are in the heart of California being 3 hours to Los Angeles and 3 hours to the Bay area, 2 hours to the beach an 1 hour from the mountains which makes this an ideal place. less