Clark Company Ranch Real Estate

What Clark Company Ranch Real Estate does

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate is a privately held, family-owned ranch and farm real estate brokerage headquartered in Paso Robles, California, serving buyers and sellers across California and Nevada. The firm traces its origins to a stage and cattle operation in Ventura County in the 1890s and has actively engaged in ranch real estate since 1958 across five generations; Pete Clark currently serves as Broker under California license BRE# 00656930 and Nevada license RED#B.41551. Core offerings include brokerage services for ranch, farm, and agricultural properties ranging from sub-100-acre parcels to 14,000+ acre ranches, with listing prices spanning under $1M to over $35M, plus post-sale ranch management services covering staff administration, maintenance, livestock and crop supervision, and market analysis for absentee owners and investors.

The business operates as a small team (1-10 employees) on a dual revenue model: transaction commissions from ranch real estate sales and recurring professional service fees from ranch management. Its go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven, leveraging a website listing portal, an email newsletter, blog content on topics such as water rights and drought, social media, in-person consultations, and an annual charity golf tournament (the Meadow Muffin Golf Classic, 36th annual in 2025) that reinforces ties to regional agricultural and lifestyle networks. Customers include domestic and foreign buyers and sellers of ranch and farm properties and absentee owners seeking operational management, segmented horizontally by use case (farming, ranching, recreation, homesteading, investment).

The company does not operate a proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or AI/ML capability; operations are conducted through phone, email, and field sales. Geographic coverage spans California counties (San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Kern, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Merced, San Benito, Plumas) and Nevada counties (Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander), with marketing reach extended to international buyer networks via industry associations and partnerships.

Name

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate

Legal name

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate

Website

https://clarkcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate is a family-owned, multi-generational ranch and farm brokerage headquartered in Paso Robles, California, serving buyers, sellers, and absentee owners across California and Nevada under broker Pete Clark, with supplementary ranch management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ranch Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Ranches & Livestock Properties Brokerage (BPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Residential & Acreage Homesites Brokerage (BPAJADAE), Recreational Land Brokerage (Hunting, Fishing, Wildlife) (BPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Ranch real estate brokerage
• Farm property sales
• Agricultural land management
• Western US ranches
• Ranch management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paso Robles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ranch Real Estate Commissions: Commission-based revenue from buying and selling ranch, farm, and agricultural properties. Services both domestic and foreign buyers and sellers of ranch properties in California and Nevada.
2. Ranch Management Services: Post-sale ranch management services, particularly for absentee owners and investors. Includes staff administration, maintenance, livestock supervision, crop supervision, market analysis, and other ranch services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate brokers the buying and selling of ranch, farm, and agricultural properties throughout California and Nevada, supported by a website-based listing portal covering properties priced from under $1 million to over $37 million. Beyond transactions, the firm provides post-sale ranch management services for absentee owners and investors, including staff administration, maintenance, livestock supervision, crop supervision, and market analysis. Customers include domestic and foreign buyers and sellers acquiring ranches for farming, ranching, recreation, homesteading, or investment.

Product overview

Clark Company Ranch Real Estate operates as a specialized ranch brokerage offering a unified service portfolio centered on ranch real estate sales and land management. The core offering combines ranch property listings across California and Nevada with ranch management services for absentee owners, supported by marketing services that leverage email marketing, digital advertising, and social media. Additional offerings include an archive of sold listings and a library of agricultural industry articles covering water rights, drought management, and ranch lifestyle topics. The company engages in ranch real estate since 1958, serving five generations of clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ranch Real Estate Sales Specialized brokerage services for buying and selling ranch, farm, and agricultural properties in California and Nevada, leveraging five generations of expertise since 1958. Available to domestic and foreign buyers and sellers seeking ranches for farming, ranching, recreation, homesteading, or investment.
• Ranch Management Services Comprehensive ranch management services for absentee owners and investors, including staff administration, maintenance, livestock supervision, crop supervision, and market analysis.
• Ranch Marketing Services Marketing services for ranch properties that utilize email marketing, blogs, educational content, targeted mailers, print advertising, and social media to reach serious buyers.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Meadow Muffin Golf Classic SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual charity golf tournament with sponsors including American Riviera Bank, Southwest Fence & Supply, Ramniha Construction, Coast Pipe, Stifel Investments, Paso Robles Equine, Margarita Adventures, Ancient Peak Winery, Clavo Cellars, Tolosa Winery, Vintage Cowboy, Slim Sadies Beef Jerkey, Cal Poly Rodeo, Pappy McGregor's, Borjon Auto Center, Zaca Coffee. Event held at Hunter Ranch Golf Course.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• California Outdoor Properties: California Outdoor Properties is a California-based ranch and rural land brokerage that competes for the same buyer and seller pool in many of the same California counties Clark Company serves.
• Hall and Hall: Hall and Hall is the leading U.S. ranch real estate brokerage, selling high-value ranches, farms, and sporting properties across the western United States. It is the closest direct competitor to Clark Company in target market, transaction size, and integrated ranch services offering.
• Mirr Ranch Group: Mirr Ranch Group brokers large-scale working ranches and sporting properties across the western U.S., targeting similar high-net-worth and institutional buyers with similar service depth.
• Live Water Properties: Live Water Properties focuses on fly fishing and ranch real estate in the western U.S., with comparable property categories (working and recreational ranches) and a similar relationship-driven broker model.
• Fay Ranches: Fay Ranches is a specialized ranch brokerage focused on western U.S. legacy ranches and timberland, with comparable listings, price points, and buyer pool to Clark Company.
• Mason & Morse Ranch Company: Mason & Morse Ranch Company is a specialized western ranch real estate firm selling working ranches, equestrian estates, and recreational properties, directly comparable to Clark Company's California/Nevada focus.

Broad incumbents

• United Country Real Estate: United Country is a large national franchise network with a strong rural land, farm, and ranch division, offering broader geographic coverage than Clark Company but less specialization in premium western ranches.
• Sotheby's International Realty: Sotheby's International Realty has a ranch and luxury land division that competes for high-net-worth ranch buyers in California and Nevada, though ranch sales are a small slice of a much broader luxury portfolio.

Others

• Lands of America: Lands of America is an online marketplace for rural land and ranches that competes for buyer attention with traditional broker websites like Clark Company's, shaping price discovery and lead flow.
• LandWatch: LandWatch is a leading online marketplace for rural land, farms, and ranches; not a broker but a discovery platform that influences how buyers find properties and where commissions flow in the ranch category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clarkcompanyrre
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClarkCompanyRRE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarkcompanyrre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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