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Community housing Mar 6, 2026

Self-Help Enterprises Opens Rancho Colegio, 80-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Visalia

New development includes 20 units for farmworker households; named in honor of historic Chicano Movement education institution

Self-Help Enterprises

Self-Help Enterprises celebrated the grand opening of Rancho Colegio, a new 80-unit affordable rental housing community in Visalia, on March 6, 2026. Located at the corner of North Court Street and East Glendale Avenue near the Visalia Navigation Center, the development brings much-needed affordable…
DFP Editorial Note: Self-Help Enterprises is one of the largest rural housing developers in California and is a recurring subject of DFP coverage on the affordable housing deficit in the Central Valley. Rancho Colegio is noteworthy as one of the few recent completions in the Visalia market, where waitlists for affordable units run into the thousands of applicants. DFP did not independently verify occupancy timelines or income qualification thresholds cited in this release.
Community housing Jan 21, 2026

Fresno Housing Secures Nearly $25 Million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for Davu Village

Former emergency shelter at 1415 W. Olive Ave. to be converted into 63 permanent affordable studio apartments

Fresno Housing Authority

Fresno Housing has secured approximately $25 million in federal and state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) for Davu Village, a transformative affordable housing development in southwest Fresno. The award includes a $2.5 million annual federa…
DFP Editorial Note: DFP has covered the shortage of affordable housing in Fresno County as part of its ongoing economic inequality beat. The Davu Village project represents the first major low-income tax credit award in this development cycle and will be tracked by DFP as units come online. Fresno Housing Authority is a public agency; this release has not been reviewed for accuracy by DFP independently and readers should consult the authority directly for construction timelines.