Report: Prices of Luxury Homes in Las Vegas Increase 161 Percent Over Last Ten Years
LAS VEGAS, NV – A new report indicates that prices of luxury homes in Southern Nevada – defined as residences worth $1 million and up – are increasing at a higher rate than in the majority of other major metropolitan areas in the United States.
According to Redfin, over the course of the last ten years – from 2015 to September of this year – the median price of a luxury home in the Las Vegas Valley has increased by 161 percent, with that amount currently at $1.57 million; that also represents am 8.5 percent jump year-over-year.
This places the valley fourth in the country in terms of luxury home price appreciation over the past decade. Nationally, the cost of luxury homes has gone up by 82.5 percent since 2015, with the current median price being $1.27 million.
IS Luxury real estate brokerage founder Ivan Sher notes that one of the main driving forces behind the rapid growth on the value of high-end Las Vegas luxury properties is out-of-state transplants who are drawn to Southern Nevada to get more bang for their buck.
The Las Vegas market has been growing consistently, driven in large part by the migration of wealthy and ultra-wealthy individuals from states like Washington and California,” he said. “As those states impose higher wealth and inheritance taxes, many are relocating to Nevada, Arizona, and Tennessee. While tax savings are a primary motivator, these moves are also fueled by a desire for a more balanced, moderate economic climate. I expect this trend to not only continue but to increase as these states continually reinvent new ways to burden the wealthy.”
The Sun Belt – the region stretching across the South and Southwest – has seen the largest increase overall in terms of the increase of luxury home price increases, as per the Redfin report.
Several Sun Belt metros not only became more expensive-they moved dramatically higher in the national luxury price rankings among major metros,” it said. “Las Vegas and Phoenix both climbed 15 spots, the biggest leaps in the country, and Nashville, Orlando and Charlotte were close behind.”
Shelter Realty Property Management specializes in the areas of Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, NV. Feel free to give us a call at 702.376.7379 so we can answer any questions you may have.
Christopher Boyle is an expert investigative journalist for SEARCHEN NETWORKS® and reports for independent news and media organizations in the United States. Christopher keeps a keen-eye on what’s happening in the Vegas real estate market on behalf of Shelter Realty Property Management