Las Vegas Real Estate News

LAS VEGAS, NV – In today’s tough economic climate, any way to save a buck or two can make a difference for hard-working families. The overall cost of living is a very real concern when it comes to where you live, and because of that there’s yet another reason why Nevada remains appealing to many- according to a new WalletHub report, the state has some of the lowest property taxes in the entire country.

WalletHub Analyst Chip Lupo noted that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average household in the country pays approximately $3,119 per year in property taxes.

Some states charge no property taxes at all, while others charge an arm and a leg,” he said.

WalletHub’s report examined all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia to see which of them placed the heaviest and lightest property tax burdens on their residents.

Americans who are considering moving and want to maximize the amount of money they take home should take into account property tax rates, in addition to other financial factors like the overall cost of living, when deciding on a city,” Lupo said.

According to WalletHub’s report, Hawaii, Alabama, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado are the states with the lowest property taxes. WalletHub based their report on data originally collected in 2024, at which time the median home value in the nation was $332,700.

With that being said, the average property taxes on a home in Nevada that is worth $332,700 is a mere $1,549 annually, as per WalletHub. Currently, the median home value in the state is $435,400.

In contrast, the states with the highest annual property taxes in WalletHub’s report are New Jersey ($7,022), Illinois ($6,694), Connecticut ($6,024), New Hampshire ($5,511), and Vermont ($5,295).

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – A new Lake Las Vegas community developed by Tri Pointe Homes and boasting interior designs by a noted celebrity designer has begun sales this week.

Dubbed Lakeview Ridge, the 54-home development currently has three model homes for prospective buyers to check out, all of which feature designs by Bobby Berk, star of the Netflix series “Queer Eye.” Berk served as the interior design expert for the shows first eight seasons, a role for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award.

The homes in Lakeview Ridge are part of the Tri Pointe Homes’ BB Edit Program, where buyers can opt to choose one of Berk’s interior designs for their home, in addition to options to have the rooms furnished as well.

Berk has been working with Tri Pointe for the past decade, having first collaborated with them by designing a show home for the International Builders Show; he has since been responsible for the designs of multiple of the developer’s communities in Southern Nevada.

Lakeview Ridge’s residences are part of Tri Pointe’s “affordable luxury” line, with prices ranging from $800,000 to $1 million; Tri Pointe Homes Division President Klif Andrews noted that this puts an affluent lifestyle into the hands of people without breaking the bank.

There’s a lot of luxury touches that are still, kind of, at what I would call an affordable price point,” he said. “We can combine this affordable luxury with great views.”

Buyers will have three floorplans to pick from, ranging in size from 2,500 to 4,000 square-feet, and – aside from the basic floorplan – are all fully able to be customized to residents’ tastes, with amenity options that include large sliding glass doors and windows, glass staircases, pivot doors, kitchen amenities, spa style showers, and much more.

Lakeview Ridge has already sold four residences and counting, and Tri Points already has four other such communities in the works in Southern Nevada for this year.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – A new report by Redfin shows that the median down payment by a homebuyer in the United States has fallen for the first time in five months, with a 1.5 percent year-over-year overall drop – falling to $64,000 – as of December 2025, the most recent month for which data is available.

However, when the country’s 38 most populous major metropolitan areas are examined individually, that amount of decreases varies wildly; in Las Vegas, for example, the median homebuyer’s down payment dropped to $34,125 in December 2025, which represents an 18.8 percent decline from the same period of time in 2024.

The down payment data referenced by Redfin is limited to transactions for which buyers took out a home mortgage.

While median home prices increased overall to a slight degree in December, down payments dropped in-part due to buyers putting down a lower percentage of the purchase price when compared to the same period of time one year before – 15.2 percent in 2025, in contrast to 16.7 percent in 2024.

Redfin Principal Economist Sheharyar Bokhari noted that home affordability issues, combined with a tight economy and high inflation, are driving buyers on a budget to look for more modest dwellings in order to save money.

Down payments may be falling in part because Americans are seeking out more affordable homes due to high prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty,” he said. “Sellers typically prefer buyers who make large down payments because it signals financial stability, but sellers don’t have much say in today’s market. Buyers hold the negotiating power because there are more homes for sale than people who want to buy them.”

The median down payment percentage was highest in San Francisco (25 percent), San Jose (23.9 percent) and Anaheim (21.4 percent). It was lowest in Virginia Beach (3 percent), Atlanta (8.4 percent) and Las Vegas (8.4 percent).

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LAS VEGAS, NV – While the housing market has proven difficult to navigate for much of the nation in recent years due to numerous factors such as high prices and interest rates on home loans, a new Redfin survey indicates that the trials and tribulations of homeownership are proving to be nearly twice as hard on single people as opposed to married ones.

According to the survey, which was conducted in November 2025 amongst 4,000 U.S. residents, approximately two-thirds of single people – 64 percent – found it to be a serious hardship to be able to afford their rent or mortgage payments, as opposed to 39 percent of married people.

Both rents and home sale prices have risen considerably prior to the levels they were at before the pandemic, with rents currently 20 percent higher and home prices up nearly 50 percent; wages have increased as well, but not nearly at the same rate as housing costs and other day-to-day living expenses.

But still, married couples are having an easier go of it when it comes to their ability to afford housing when compared to singles, and Redfin has narrowed down the reasons why to three important factors.

First, household income for single people is generally lower, and when they find themselves paying prices better suited to a double income, financial strain nearly always follows. 48 percent of single survey respondents noted that they make less than $50,000 annually, whereas 62 percent of married people bring in a combined income of $100,000; 21 percent bring in up to $500,000.

Second, single people lack the tax advantages that married people can partake in, who also typically tend to split common household expenses – groceries, utilities, etc. – that single people are solely responsible for.

And finally, single people on average are younger than married couples, and as a result are typically in the earlier stages of their careers and have not reached their maximum earning potential yet, nor do they usually have much money saved up; they are also often in the process of paying off student debt as well.

These three factors contribute greatly to single people having more difficulty when it comes to the costs associated with housing than married people, but with more and more local governments addressing the ongoing national affordable housing crisis, new policies and developments are coming along that may help to address this discrepancy in the future.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, the number of homes owned in Las Vegas, Nevada by Black residents is below the national average, based on a new report by personal-finance website LendingTree examining the concept of racial disparity in the residential real estate market in the United States.

LendingTree noted in their report based on all homes in the Las Vegas area, only 32.8 percent of them were owned by African American people; in terms of the national rankings of the nation’s 50 largest major metropolitan areas, this placed Southern Nevada in 43rd place in terms of that demographic.

However, the metro with the lowest number of African American homeowners was San Jose, California, at just 29.2 percent; in contrast, Atlanta, Georgia had the highest number of African American homeowners with 55.3 percent.

And when all 50 metros examined in the LendingTree report were averaged out, the homeownership rate was an overall 43.6 percent; this represents a significant drop when compared to the proliferation of White home ownership in the country across those same 50 metros, which was at 70.3 percent.

LendingTree based their report on data pulled from 2024 and released during the current Black History Month, with the company’s Chief Consumer Finance Analyst Matt Schulz noting that the main driving factors of homeownership disparity in the country tends to involve income and credit scores.

Schulz said that, nationally, the average income of White households in 2024 stood at $88,010, whereas it was $56,020 among Black households.

Without sufficient income and decent credit, getting a home can be a major challenge, and Black Americans still trail well behind White Americans and other groups in those areas,” he said. “Until that changes, that gap will likely remain. Add lower income to the mix, and it becomes nearly impossible in some places.”

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Several Southern Nevada real estate agents are reporting that they have recently been seeing an unusually large influx of affluent residents from neighboring states such as California and Washington come to Las Vegas to escape their home states.

There are multiple factors at work that are diving this “full-scale migration of wealth” to Las Vegas, members of the Vegas real estate industry say; among them are the results of a recent election in Washington, which saw the city of Seattle elect progressive Democratic candidate Katie Wilson to the office of Mayor.

Wilson had campaigned on the promise of instituting a large number of social programs if elected, funded by a big increase on the taxes of the city’s wealthiest residents; in addition, a proposed “millionaire’s tax” in Washington was also recently endorsed by the state’s Governor, Bob Ferguson.

In addition, a capital gains tax was also implemented in Washington in 2022, with investment properties over $278,000 receiving a 7 to 10 percent charge.

The wealthy in California don’t have it any easier, either. The state has proposed a “billionaire tax” that, if passed, would force billionaires to pay out a one-time tax equal to five percent of their wealth; the bill – which if passed, would retroactively go into effect back to January 1, 2026 – is set to be voted upon in November, and has even the state’s Democratic Governor, Gavin Newsom, expressing concern.

As a result of these policies in Washington and California, Virtue Real Estate Co-Owner, Broker and CEO Darin Marques noted that he’s seen the number of rich transplants from those states to Vegas go into “overdrive” in 2025’s third quarter, with Henderson proving to be the most popular spots for these affluent out-of-state residents to relocate to.

We’ve seen it in the last 90 days really,” he said. “Starting in about September, we all of a sudden started seeing all these people from Seattle and it’s just grown since then.”

Ivan Sher of IS LUXURY Real Estate said that he’s also seen a large bump in the number of wealthy transplants recently.

We’re seeing a noticeable influx of high-net-worth buyers from Washington and California coming to Las Vegas, and a big driver is tax policy,” he said. “But it’s not just about taxes. Vegas also offers a compelling lifestyle. As proposals shift in those states, people are proactively positioning themselves in markets like Nevada where the tax environment is more predictable and the quality of life is strong.”

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – The latest rental market figures for February 2026 show relatively steady conditions in the Las Vegas Valley after a modest winter uptick. According to Zillow, the average rent for all bedrooms and all property types now sits at approximately $1,940 per month, roughly $25 higher month-over-month but still about $60 below year-ago levels. Meanwhile, Zumper’s median rent across all bedroom counts remains near $1,795 per month, reflecting a market that is broadly stable with only modest movement in the last 30 days.

What the February numbers show

Taken together, these indicators suggest that Las Vegas rental pricing has largely leveled off as winter turns to spring rather than seeing broad acceleration or sharp declines in asking rents. Zillow’s February average of $1,940 shows how advertised rents have stayed clustered near where they were in January, holding a modest discount compared to early 2025 figures. Similarly, Zumper data indicate minimal month-over-month shifts in median rents, with most of the recent variation occurring within specific bedroom categories rather than across the market overall.

By bedroom and property type

Public data from Zumper and Apartments.com highlight meaningful differences by unit size and type in early February:

• Apartment averages from Apartments.com show typical rents near $1,269 for one-bedroom units and about $1,531 for two-bedrooms, with studios near $986 and larger three-bedrooms around $1,840.
• Zumper’s rolling figures indicate that median rents for individual bedroom counts have mostly held steady in the past 30 days, with studios near $997, one-bedrooms roughly $1,108, two-bedrooms near $1,450, and three-bedrooms about $1,975.
  These splits underscore the continued spread between smaller apartment stock and larger homes or multi-bedroom units, where more space and features can command higher monthly premiums.

Month-over-month and year-over-year trends

From a short-term perspective, Zillow’s roughly $25 increase from January to February suggests mild firming in advertised rents as the market has moved out of the holiday season and into early Spring. On a yearly basis, however, the same series remains lower than February 2025 levels, confirming that the Las Vegas rental market has not fully recaptured the peaks seen in recent years. Zumper’s median also continues to sit below the national median, emphasizing Las Vegas’ relative affordability in the current market context.

What this means for Las Vegas homeowners

For local homeowners considering renting out a property in 2026, the February data point to a market that is stable but competitive. Rents aren’t declining sharply anymore, but tenants still have options, which can make aggressive pricing counterproductive. Properties that are well-presented, priced near current market averages, and professionally marketed are more likely to secure qualified renters quickly. Owners who overprice – even by $50–$100 – may find vacancy periods lengthening in a market that is leveling rather than surging.

Homeowners unsure where their specific property fits relative to these broad figures should consider a free custom rent estimate based on neighborhood, square footage, condition, and recent comps, as broad metro averages do not capture the nuanced variations across different pockets of the Las Vegas Valley.

Data sources: Zillow Las Vegas rental market trends (average rent for all bedrooms and property types, as of early February 2026) and Zumper Las Vegas rent research (median rent and bedroom-level data, updated February 5, 2026), along with supplemental apartment trend data from Apartments.com (as of February 2026).

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – In an attempt to address the ongoing housing crisis that is plaguing the Las Vegas Valley, it has been announced that a developer will be converting the former Cashman Center property – as well as the neighboring Grant Sawyer Nevada State Office Building, located near the downtown area – into over 1,000 new single-family homes.

The project, proposed by Lennar Corp. subsidiary Greystone Nevada LLC, was approved by the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday, with development agreements officially to be formalized that will govern the project.

Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong said that she is 100 percent behind the project, as affordable housing options in Las Vegas are currently not at the level they need to be to accommodate lower-income families.

Summers-Armstrong noted that she was “demanding” while dealing with Lennar Corp. leading up to Wednesday’s vote, because the constituents of her district – Ward 5, with the proposed project being located at Washington Avenue and North Las Vegas Boulevard – deserve it.

We know that we need housing desperately, especially affordable and attainable housing within our community,” she said. “I was demanding as I am, because I really want our community, those folks who need this type of housing, to not get just any old thing.”

Lennar Corp. plans to build 781 homes at the site of the Cashman Center – located at 850 North Las Vegas Boulevard – and an additional 290 at the location of the Grant Sawyer building, at 555 East Washington Avenue.

Lennar Corp. originally won an auction in 2025 to purchase the 50-acre Cashman property for $36.25 million, later acquiring the 22-acre Grant Sawyer property from the state for $10.6 million.

A construction timeline has currently not yet been set, but the developments – after the existing structures have been demolished – will consist of three-story attached and detached homes with amenities that will include pools and a trail.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Richmond American Homes officially closed in late January on the purchase of 18.4 acres of rural-area land for a Las Vegas housing project that has raised the ire of residents in neighboring communities who fear it will have a detrimental impact upon their quiet lifestyles.

The developer paid a reported $23.25 million for the southwest valley property, located just south of Blue Diamond Road at Tenaya Way, which will be home to an upcoming 99-lot subdivision that was approved by the Clark County Planning Commission in December 2025, despite strong opposition from locals.

Multiple people in neighboring areas who are worried that the Richmond American Homes project will bring an influx of traffic into their quiet communities, many of which consist of homes on large plots of land whose owners raise animals such as horses and chickens.

Notable among the concerned and vocal critics of the Richmond American Homes project is the magician Teller – one-half of the famous comedy magic duo and longtime Vegas headliners Penn & Teller – who has called the area home for nearly thirty years.

The area where part of Richmond American’s project is to be built is a designated Rural Neighborhood Preservation zone, which prohibits suburban-style housing with multiple homes in tight vicinity of each other on small parcels of land.

The five-acre section of the project that is situated within that zone means that the company will be mandated to build homes on half-acre lots instead. But the remaining 14 acres, which are outside the zone, will consist of 90 houses built in a more traditional, tightly-knit suburban style.

In an attempt to appease unhappy locals, Richmond American will be implementing a Nevada Department of Transportation-approved median cut on Blue Diamond at Tenaya that would enable drivers to bypass the surrounding residential area in order to access the developer’s new housing project once it is complete.

An official start date for development of the site has not yet been set.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – A new report from Redfin indicates that Las Vegas is one of the hardest-hit cities in the nation when it comes to sale cancellations in December 2025, the latest month sales data is currently on record.

In December, buyers across the country put the kibosh on a total of over 40,000 sales agreements, making up 16.3 percent of all deals; this represents a 14.9 percent increase year-over-year, and the highest number of cancelled sales since 2017.

Las Vegas, Nevada has been swept up in this trend, ranking in the top five major metropolitan areas analyzed by Redfin in this respect, with almost 20 percent of homes coming out of escrow in December.

Currently, the average sales price of a single-family home in Las Vegas stands at $439,000.

When broken down to cancellations in major metros, San Jose, California saw the largest annual increase in home purchase cancellations at 6.8 percentage points (ppts) to 8.9 percent in December. It was followed by Oakland, California with 6.3 ppts to 11.3 percent; Sacramento, California with 4.7 ppts to 17.9 percent; Atlanta, Georgia with 4.4 ppts to 22.5 percent; and Las Vegas with 3.5 ppts to 19 percent.

Chen Zhao, head of economics research at Redfin, said that there are a number of factors that are contributing to the jump in sale cancellations, leading to buyers being more willing to pump the brakes and adopting a “wait and see” approach to the market.

High housing costs and rising inventory have made homebuyers more selective,” he said. “Home sellers outnumber buyers by a record margin, meaning the buyers who are in the market have options and may walk away if they believe they can find a better or more affordable home.”

The good news for buyers, according to Redfin, is that “mortgage payments have declined recently thanks to a drop in mortgage rates, and price growth is also easing,” with Redfin economists expecting “affordability to gently improve in 2026 as wages rise faster than housing costs.”

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Marble Manor, a western Las Vegas public housing complex that originally opened in the 1950s, is in the process of being demolished and redeveloped into townhomes and apartment buildings.

When it originally opened, the 235-unit Marble Manor, located along Washington Avenue just east of Martin Luther King Boulevard, was made up of “modern” single-story concrete block homes and duplexes with a theme of “comfort and clean living,” aimed at low-income families and individuals who had been living in less-than-desirable circumstances.

However, the homes that were actually built often failed to live up to that standard, and in recent years, the complex had fallen into a state of serious disrepair, with several recent code-enforcement cases opened against it for “unsafe building conditions.”

Marble Manor also had a less-than-reputable status due to it representing a darker side of Las Vegas: segregation. Once known as the “Mississippi of the West,” Black residents for many years were essentially confined to the western part of the city.

To address those injustices, the redevelopment of Marble Manor – slated to cost between an estimated $350 million to $400 million – is currently underway, according to Frank Stafford, director of development and modernization for the city’s housing authority.

The plans call for the transformation of the 35.7-acre Marble Manor property into 627 newly-built units, made up of townhomes and apartment buildings, as well as low-income and market-rate units. There will also be numerous amenities for residents, such as a community center, retail space, parks and other features.

The first units are set to begin development in March of this year by contractor Metcalf Builders. The redevelopment is planned to take place over the course of five phases, and is scheduled to be completed by 2030.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Many landlords assume a home warranty will save money when maintenance issues arise. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Below is a real-world example that highlights how a traditional home warranty can actually increase costs and extend repair timelines.

A Real Example: Kitchen Sink Clog That Escalated

A tenant recently submitted a work order for a clogged kitchen sink. Our maintenance department submitted the claim to the home warranty company, and the landlord paid the standard $95 service call fee.

The home warranty selected a licensed plumber, who scheduled an appointment with the tenant. After assessing the issue, the plumber advised they could not clear the clog and requested an additional $300 to jet the line.

Once jetting began, a neighboring homeowner reported a backup in their unit. The plumber stopped work and later advised our maintenance department that the main line had collapsed, the HOA was aware of the issue, and until it was repaired, the kitchen sink could not be fixed. When asked why only the kitchen sink was affected if the main line had collapsed, the plumber was unable to provide a clear explanation.

HOA Involvement and Tenant Impact

Our maintenance department contacted the HOA, who confirmed they were aware of a main line issue and scheduled repairs for the following week. By this point, the tenant had been without use of their kitchen sink for two weeks.

We advised the tenant of their options:
• Release from the lease, or
• A rent credit

The tenant chose to stay in the home and accepted a $350 rent credit.

Conflicting Diagnoses and Additional Costs

After the HOA completed their repair, the tenant asked the HOA plumber why the work did not resolve the clogged sink. The plumber indicated that there may be a collapsed line beneath our client’s unit that would require additional repairs.

Our preferred licensed plumber reviewed the situation and advised that this diagnosis did not make sense, if a line were to collapse, all plumbing would be affected, not just the kitchen sink. He recommended inspecting the line with a camera.

The landlord authorized an additional $200 for this inspection. Once on site, our plumber determined a camera was unnecessary and instead snaked the correct clean-out line under the kitchen sink, clearing the clog within minutes. The issue was resolved immediately.

It became clear the original plumber sent by the home warranty had been working on an unrelated exterior line and was unfamiliar with the unit’s plumbing configuration.

The Final Cost Comparison

Total cost using a traditional home warranty:

• 3 Weeks to Repair
• $95 service call
• $300 jetting fee
• $250 plumbing repair
• $350 rent credit
• Total: $995

Total: $995

If Achosa Home Warranty had been used:

• Preferred licensed contractor
• Issue resolved within 24 hours
• Total cost: $125

The Takeaway

Home warranties can be helpful, but they can also be costly, especially when they require the use of unvetted contractors and limit oversight of the repair process.

For landlords who choose to maintain a home warranty, Shelter Realty Property Management strongly recommends Achosa Home Warranty, as they allow the use of your contractor of choice, ensuring faster resolutions, better workmanship, and lower overall costs.

If you have questions about this situation or would like to learn more about our property management services, please contact Shelter Realty Property Management at 702.376.7379.