LAS VEGAS, NV — Are rents actually falling in Las Vegas? The answer depends largely on which rental market is being measured. The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently reported that data supplied by Zumper showed Las Vegas-area rents experiencing 13 consecutive months of year-over-year declines beginning in August 2025. According to the report, one-bedroom rents were down 3.4% year over year through August 2026. Other major rental trackers confirm that Las Vegas has softened, but they don’t agree on the size of the decline. Apartment List reported Las Vegas metropolitan rents down 3.6% year over year in August, one of the…
LAS VEGAS, NV – The latest rental market snapshot shows continued softening in early October 2025. Zillow now reports the average rent (all bedrooms, all property types) across Las Vegas at $1,950 per month, a $37 month-over-month dip and $50 lower year-over-year (last updated Oct 4, 2025). In contrast, Zumper lists the citywide median rent (all unit types) at $1,809 for October 2025. Breaking It Down: House vs. Apartment Costs For homeowners weighing the rental potential of a detached single-family home, Zumper’s property-type split shows houses average about $2,195/month in Las Vegas, while apartments average about $1,299/month (page updated for October).…
LAS VEGAS, NV – The latest rental market snapshot shows a continuing shift in Las Vegas rents as of early September 2025. Zillow now reports the average rent for all bedrooms and property types across the valley at $1,971 per month, reflecting a $24 month-over-month decrease and a $79 drop year-over-year. In contrast, Zumper lists the median rent across all units at $1,895 per month, flat compared to last month but still 2% higher than a year ago. Breaking It Down: House vs. Apartment Costs For homeowners weighing the rental potential of a single-family home, Zillow places the average rent…
LAS VEGAS — The latest rental market figures are in, and local property owners may be in for a surprise. Zillow reports the average rent for all bedrooms and all property types across Las Vegas sits at $1,995 per month, a decrease of $105 year-over-year, as of August 5, 2025. Meanwhile, Zumper places the median rent – across all unit types – at $1,895 per month, representing a 2% annual increase. Breaking It Down: House vs. Apartment Costs For homeowners considering renting out a single-family residence, Zillow reports the average rent for a house in the Las Vegas Valley is…
LAS VEGAS, NV – A new Redfin report speculates that prices of homes in the Las Vegas Valley could begin to drop in the second half of 2025, based on a variety of factors. A senior economist at Redfin, Asad Khan, has said that the valley is currently experiencing a “weak homebuying season,” as evidenced by the fact that pending sales in May decreased 17.7 percent year-over-year, placing it third in terms of pending sales drops in the entire nation, behind only Fort Lauderdale at 18.6 percent and San Jose at 18.3 percent. At the same time, Las Vegas registered the…
LAS VEGAS, NV – According to a new report released by industry group Construction Coverage, the median apartment rent – that is, the number smack dab in the middle of the average – in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area is just over $2,100 per month, making it the 20th-highest in the United States currently. The median apartment rent in Vegas is presently $2,107, which illustrates the steady increase in cost-of-living expenses in Southern Nevada recently. However, the region remains far more affordable than many other major metros in the nation. In particular, the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area in California…
LAS VEGAS, NV – If you’re interested in buying a house in Las Vegas and are starting from scratch when it comes to saving for a down payment, a new study indicates that it could take over 17 years for the average person to accumulate enough dough to ensure they have an affordable monthly mortgage payment, given the conditions of the 2024 housing market. According to Zillow, the median household income in the Las Vegas Valley is $77,502, and the average home there is worth $427,509; in order to be able to “comfortably” afford a monthly mortgage payment, the average family would…
LAS VEGAS, NV – According to a new report by Zillow, Las Vegas residents need to be earning nearly $70,000 a year to be able to afford rent in the valley, an amount that is currently higher than the median household income. The current rental asking price comes in at $1,745, a 1.9 percent year-over-year increase and a whopping 34 percent jump since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the median annual income for a household in the Las Vegas Valley was $66,356; experts note that dollar amount has not risen by any…
LAS VEGAS, NV – As per a new report released by Zillow, in the Las Vegas Valley rents showed a distinct decline to kick off 2024, with experts saying now is a good time to be looking for an affordable new apartment in the city. As per Zillow’s January rental market report, 16 major metropolitan areas in the United States saw a decrease in the average rental asking price at the beginning of the year; among those 16 was Las Vegas, where the average January rent was $1,745, which represents a 0.3 percent decrease from December 2023. Senior Zillow economist Orphe Divounguy…
LAS VEGAS, NV – New data released by Las Vegas Realtors indicates the number of listings for new homes within the Las Vegas Valley have decreased by approximately 52 percent year-over-year in July, representing a historically low inventory of homes currently on the market. The housing market in Las Vegas is currently a one-of-a-kind occurrence, experts say, due to the limited number of homes available for sale along with numerous other mitigating factors – including high interest rates on home mortgage loans – that is creating a degree of demand not otherwise reflected by the majority of the real estate…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Soaring prices in the Las Vegas housing market are being shaped by one vitally important factor above all others – dwindling supply of residences available for buyers, according to recent reports. October 2020 saw yet another record broken when it comes to the median price for an existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevada, with prices now up to $340,200, representing a jump of approximately 11 percent from October of 2019. Real estate experts are noting that thanks to COVID-19, the house buying season that normally hits its peak during the summer has continued into the fall…
LAS VEGAS, NV – According to reports, after an initial drop in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Las Vegas apartment rents have remained strong in the second quarter of 2020 while vacancy rates were stabilized due mainly to Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak’s moratorium against residential evictions. While Vegas rents showed definite signs of rebounding after the initial outbreak, they nonetheless have grown at a slower rate than before COVID-19 hit; local rents increased 2.2 percent during the second quarter, which while positive, nonetheless pales to the 7 percent rent growth year over year, reports say. The average vacancy rate…
