Category Archive : Market Updates

LAS VEGAS, NV – Las Vegas commercial real estate developer Rob Lauer on Tuesday reportedly began attempting to gather investors to put up $310 million to construct a private spaceport in Clark County. 

If his endeavor is successful, Lauer plans to use the investment capital to form a publicly-traded company that would build the Las Vegas Spaceport, an extensive facility which would consist of a launching pad, a runway for spaceplanes, a control tower, a flight school, and a 200-room casino resort. 

The spaceport is slated to be built on a 240-acre plot of land located between Las Vegas and Pahrump that Lauer previously purchased in November 2022, and the developer notes that this is a long-term project for him, having already been brainstorming the details for the past year. 

Currently 37 companies are in the process of developing aircraft, and Lauer anticipates at least one of them being able to develop a vehicle within the next decade that would be able to achieve Earth orbit in order to begin a wave of so-called “space tourism,” including the possibility of such vehicles visiting an orbiting hotel. 

Lauer said that the location outside of Las Vegas that he has picked for the spaceport is perfect due to the fact that the city attracts millions of tourists on an annual basis, with many of them willing to shell out big bucks in order to enjoy a unique travel experience. 

The forward-thinking entrepreneur said that safety will be of a paramount concern to the facility, and to that end Lauer noted he has extensively consulted with numerous aerospace experts in order to educate himself on the best way to build the Las Vegas Spaceport from the ground up. 

However, despite how impressive Lauer’s plans may look on the surface, Amanda Bellarmino, an assistant professor at UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, said that they realistically don’t appear to be feasible for a number of reasons. 

The challenges I see with space tourism are safety concerns and cost. Right now it seems like an activity for a few very wealthy people,” she said. “There would also be safety concerns, especially with the recent tragedy with the Titan submersible. Unless there is the type of changes we saw with airline travel in the early 20th century in terms of safety and cost reduction, I do not think it will have mass appeal.” 

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Actor Dean Cain – who grew to national fame playing Superman in the popular television series “Lois and Clark” in the 1990’s – is the latest example of California residents leaving their home for the improved quality of life offered by the neighboring state of Nevada, with Clark County property records showing that he closed on a $4 million home in Las Vegas’ Henderson suburb late last month. 

In a recent interview, Cain said that he enjoyed living in California but had decided to move from Malibu to Las Vegas because he was beginning to find the political climate in the Golden State becoming unbearable for his tastes.  

However, the actor recalled thinking “I believe I’ve done a very, very smart thing” almost immediately after moving to Southern Nevada. 

I love California. It’s the most beautiful state. Everything’s wonderful about it except for the policies. The policies are just terrible. The fiscal policies, the soft-on-crime policies, the homelessness policies,” Cain said. “If I wanted to do anything out of Malibu, it took me 45 minutes to an hour to get anywhere. Here, the longest I’m driving is 20 minutes.”  

Cain sold his ocean-view Malibu home in May for $6.25 million, a $1 million reduction from his original asking price. His new residence, located within Henderson’s guard-gated Terracina at Seven Hills development, comes in at 6,600 square feet with five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a three-car garage, boasting modern, contemporary architecture with views of mountains, city lights, and the famed Las Vegas Strip. 

The interior, which is accessed through a walled courtyard with an elegant “walk on water” entrance, boasts high ceilings and glass walls, with a great room with two fireplaces and three wall mounted televisions and a huge gourmet kitchen. Other high-end amenities include an elevator, movie theater, glass and closed wine cellar, a game room, and a backyard putting green. 

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LAS VEGAS, NV – The planned move of the Oakland Athletics to Southern Nevada took one more step to reality as the Nevada state legislature approved on Wednesday the expenditure of up to $380 million in public funds for the construction of the Major League Baseball team’s proposed new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip.

Senate Bill 1 was approved by the Nevada Senate on a vote of 13-8, after which it was sent to the State Assembly, where it also passed on a 25-15 vote. From there, it is slated to the head to the desk of Governor Joe Lombardo where he is expected to sign it into law, given the fact that he has been steadfastly in support of the project since its inception.

Once Lombardo signs the legislation, as much as $380 million in public funds will be earmarked for the A’s new stadium; in addition, the project in its current form could potentially also receive up to $180 million in transferable tax credits.

Tonight, we thank the members of the Nevada State Legislature and their staff for their hard work, due diligence, and attention to detail as we work to bring the Athletics to Las Vegas,” the A’s said in a statement. “We are especially grateful for the legislators’ time and dedication to shepherding this bill through the process. We look forward to Governor Lombardo’s signature as our next step.”

The new home of the Athletics’ will be on a nine-acre plot of land situated on the 35-acre site of the Tropicana, located at Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. Currently, the plan is to demolish the Tropicana to make way for the A’s stadium and to build a new 1,500-room hotel and casino on the remaining acreage.

The A’s home stadium – the project is expected to cost a total of $1.5 billion – is slated to take the form of a 35,000-seat retractable roof stadium, with the project currently pending the passing of state legislation for public financing. Once the monies are obtained, full development of the ballpark will be in the hands of Bally’s.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Las Vegas has always been associated with a degree of opulence, and apparently that’s never been truer than it is now as developers have been working overtime to meet the recent increased demand for luxury apartments within the city.

Tim Deters, president of Tru Development, said that the recent boom in demand for luxury rentals is directly connected to the increasing Las Vegas employment market, combined with the relatively low cost of living when compared to neighboring states. These two factors, he said, contribute to people having the extra cash on-hand needed to enjoy the finer things in life.

We’ve had a tremendous amount of new jobs here and affordable living,” Deters said. “So it allows people to spend more money on discretionary areas like their living. Then, we’ve also seen a huge influx of residents coming in from California.”

Tru Development is a Las Vegas-based service that specializes in nearly all aspects of real estate, including retail, commercial, and residential, with Deters noting that local developers are continuously raising the bar in terms of the high-end perks and touches that people expect out of their luxury accommodations.

I believe we developed one of the first of what I would call true luxury projects called Kaktus Life over in the Southern Highlands,” he said. “The amenities, the interior finishes. I think those are the two key areas. We all keep raising the standard. Clubhouses are getting bigger. Pools are getting bigger.”

Currently, the average rent in Las Vegas is $1430 per month, according to the Nevada State Apartment Association; however, a recent report indicated that many residents would be willing to pay that for the right assortment of luxury trappings and perks.

According to Deters, prices for rent jumped approximately 25 percent after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, those prices are slowly starting to come down, which is helping to drive the increased demand for high-end apartments, as people are starting to get more bang for their buck once again. 

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LAS VEGAS, NV – In addition to delays in the pre-approval process on the part of Clark County and early regulations that were considered overreaching and burdensome by many, the latest hurdle that applicants for short term rentals in the Las Vegas area are encountering is difficulties in obtaining insurance. 

According to Las Vegas insurance broker Tiffany VanTuyl, Clark County’s short-term rental regulations are utilizing uncommon and confusing terminology when it comes to insurance requirements which are causing issues for her clients who are attempting to submit applications. 

The problems, VanTuyl noted, are due to the regulations that specifically state the following: “Evidence of general liability insurance in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence that indicates the property is used for transient lodging.” 

The complication is with the term “transient lodging,” which VanTuyl said is not utilized in her industry and is causing a roadblock for her clients who are attempting to obtain coverage. 

No insurance company that I’m familiar with uses that term,” she said. “They use either ‘short term rentals’ or ‘seasonal lodging.’ Every company uses different terminology, so it’s not a cookie cutter coverage.” 

VanTuyl stated that she has reached out to Clark County officials about the issue, but claimed that they have been dragging their feet on assisting her with a resolution, frustrating her clients who have already experienced problems with the short-term application process. 

They did say that they wanted it to say a specific terminology and I’ve sent documents from the underwriting department of two different companies, and they have not responded yet,” she said. 

Louis Koorndyk, co-founder of the Greater Las Vegas Short Term Rental Association. said that he has also been experiencing complaints from renters who have attempted to contact the county over the confusing terminology and have often received conflicting information in response. 

Whoever picked up the line at Clark County will say it absolutely has to say, ‘transient lodging,’ it cannot say seasonal,” Koorndyk said. “Then somebody else will make that exact same phone call and get different information, ‘yes, it may say seasonal.’ So, we have this confusion going on.” 

Clark County officials approved approximately 1,200 short-term rental pre-applications in May, allowing those individuals to proceed with the process of acquiring a full rental license. 

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Construction companies that have been working on the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas claim the company behind the futuristic entertainment venue – which is still under development – owes them millions of dollars in unpaid labor fees, according to a lawsuit filed with the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada.

MSG Las Vegas and Platte River Insurance Company of Nebraska are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which has been filed by plaintiffs comprised of Rider Levett Bucknall LTD and 20 unnamed individuals or business entities.

The plaintiffs allege that they had provided construction services for the MGS Sphere valued at approximately $3 million, and that $2 million of that outstanding balance has yet to be paid to them; eventually, they placed a lien against MSG.

Lawyers representing the plaintiffs blame the lack of payment for their clients on James Dolan, CEO of MSG.

There was supposed to be the world’s longest bar in this project,” the attorneys said to the judge overseeing the case. “And they built it and then he came through and deleted it and wanted to take it out. He increased the project cost. Mr. Dolan’s decision against advice increased the project cost and now he’s blaming us for increasing the project costs.”

A Sphere Entertainment spokesperson said, “This story has no merit.”

When completed, the MSG Sphere will be a 400,000-square-foot, 18,000-seat, 366-foot-tall, 516 foot wide, globe-shaped arena – the largest spherical structure on Earth, according to MSG – located on 63 acres of property located behind the behind the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

The exterior of the sphere will feature 36 miles of variable intensity LED lighting – the aforementioned exosphere – enabling the structure to allow outside spectators to peer through a transparent façade to watch the concert within; at higher lighting intensities, outside vision will be obscured.

The attendee capacity of the MSG Sphere will be scalable, MSG Entertainment said, ranging from approximately 17,500 seated to 20,000 with a mix of seated and standing. The venue will typically not feature sporting events, but rather cater to musical performances and concerts; however, the occasional boxing or MMA contest could be held there if needed.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Clark County will be sending out notices to potential short-term rental applicants following the recent conclusion of a random lottery drawing, with anyone who submitted a pre-application slated to receive their results within eight weeks via certified mail and e-mail; an extended span of time that is causing frustration for many would-be renters.

Among those who pre-applied to run a short-term rental within the confines of Clark County, 1,169 of those applications were deemed as eligible, whereas 137 were declared ineligible.

Among the reasons for failing to qualify as a short-term operator that were cited by county officials included the property being located within 2,500 feet of a resort hotel; being located outside of unincorporated Clark County; being located in an ineligible township; and being located within a building that is classified as a timeshare or vacation home.

Despite the fact that county regulations mandate that all licensed short-term rentals maintain a minimum distance of 1,000 feet from one another, no distance requirements were mentioned after the lottery drawing.

The 1,169 pre-applicants who were successfully drawn in the lottery will be allowed to submit an official application to become licensed as a short-term rental owner operator upon receipt of their notice.

However, the eight-week delay in the notices going out is causing confusion among pre-applicants who are uncertain whether or not to begin making plans for the future, according to Greater Las Vegas Shorter Term Rental Association co-founder Louis Koorndyk.

“The host community is very frustrated with Clark County. They’re trying to make plans; they’re trying to plan their future. They’re trying to figure out, what do we do with this property?” he said. “Expedia has been reaching out to us and asked us questions. They’ve even emailed us saying, look, we’ve seen licensing process put in effect across the country. We haven’t seen anything take this long before.”

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LAS VEGAS, NV – A new report released by Las Vegas Realtors (LVR) notes that while they still remain below the all-time record high level achieved one year prior in 2022, home prices in Southern Nevada are continuing to creep back up month to month. 

LVR notes that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Las Vegas during the month of May was $442,120; this represents a 2.8 percent increase from April, when that price was $430,000. However, home prices nonetheless remain 8.3 percent lower from the period in which their all-time record was set, which was $482,000 in May 2022. 

The median price of condominiums and townhomes sold in Las Vegas in May was $275,000, which is a 1.9 percent increase from April but a 3.5 percent decrease year-over-year, when once again the all-time record price of $285,000 for sales of this type was achieved in May 2022. 

According to LVR President Lee Barrett, the steadily increasing prices of homes, condos, and townhomes suggests that the Las Vegas real estate market appears to be on the comeback trail following the recent downturn it had been experiencing. 

Prices have now increased for a couple of months in a row heading into what is usually our strongest selling season,” Barrett said. “It seems safe to say that we’re bouncing back from the bottom of this recent downturn.” 

LVR reported that 3,645 single family homes were listed for sale without any sort of offer at the end of May, which is an increase of 2.1 percent year-over-year. In addition, there were 925 condos and townhomes listed without offers in May, which is a 16.1 percent jump from the same period of time one year prior. 

Currently, Las Vegas has approximately a two-month supply of properties available for sale, which represents a slow and steady crawl towards a more balanced market, experts say, as one year ago the region only had a one-month supply.  

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LAS VEGAS, NV – A loophole in Nevada’s tax laws governing real estate that has been typically and regularly utilized over the years by owners of large properties – such as casinos, hotels, and tourist resorts – is edging closer to being closed as state lawmakers recently voted to move a new bill out of committee on Tuesday.

Assembly Bill 448 – sponsored by Rep. Steve Yeager and Rep. Sandra Jauregui, both Democrats – was previously unanimously voted by the Senate Revenue and Economic Development Committee to advance to the Nevada State Assembly. The bill was again approved in that chamber by a unanimous vote, after which it is now to be sent to the floor of the State Senate for a final vote of approval.

The loophole in question has been used for years by large-scale property owners in Nevada – particularly in Las Vegas – to avoid paying real estate transfer taxes; since 2007, property owners have reportedly saved themselves a combined total of $27 million by utilizing this technicality.

“AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the exemption from the real property transfer tax applicable to certain transfers of real property between business entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto,” reads the bill’s official summary.

If the bill is approved by the State Senate – which experts say is very likely to occur – it will then head to the desk of Governor Joe Lombardo, who is expected to sign the bill into law.

When and if Assembly Bill 448 is indeed passed and becomes the law of the land, it will mandate that the real estate transfer tax is to be paid if the property is transferred to a business entity that was created for the purpose of avoiding those taxes.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – A strikingly unique mansion on sale in the gated Las Vegas community known as The Ridges in Summerlin that features a cobblestone Italian street complete with faux storefronts has sold for nearly $6 million. 

Dubbed “Little Italy” and located at 15 Bright Hollow Court in The Ridges’ affluent gated Azure community, the home was originally listed for $6.5 million, with the eventual sale being finalized on May 30 for $5.9 million to a homeowner currently living in The Ridges. 

The owners of the six-bedroom mansion, Lara and David Stone, spared no expense to create a stunning replica of an Italian street in the backyard of their home, located on a 0.6-acre plot of land. 

Built by the Stones in 2011, the three-story, 9,771 square-foot home features six en suite bedrooms, formal living and dining, an executive office/library with built-ins, a craft room/office and an elevator. 

The backyard has a lightwell in its basement that is located under the backyard, and in an effort to spruce it up in an unusual way, the couple took a suggestion from Lara’s mother to build a European street scene around it. With the Stones having visited Italy multiple times, it seemed only natural to use it as inspiration, they said. 

The result is an ultra-realistic replica of an Italian street – “Via Di Pietra” which translates to “Stone Street” – complete with cobblestone floors, fake storefronts with windows and doors, and quaint little cafe tables. The storefronts, while fake, nonetheless contain rooms behind them, such as a wine cellar and a home theater. 

Other amenities in the house include a pool, an outdoor fire pit, a basketball court. Crestron 4 Smart Home Technology, and a four-car garage and porte-cochere entry. 

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LAS VEGAS, NV – The Las Vegas estate of National Hockey League (NHL) star Max Pacioretty, a left winger for the Carolina Hurricanes, has sold for an impressive $11 million.

The sale represented two significant milestones for the Southern Nevada region; it is the highest price ever paid for a home in The Ridges – a luxury master-planned community in Summerlin, where Pacioretty’s home was located – as well as the highest price paid for a home anywhere in the greater Las Vegas area so far this year.

Initially starting his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Pacioretty, 34, was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights before the 2018–19 NHL season; although the move reportedly revitalized his career, he was traded to the Hurricanes in July 2022 due to salary cap complications with the Golden Knights, thus necessitating the sale of his Vegas home.

The NHL player’s now-former home in The Ridges is indeed an impressive estate, consisting of a single-story mansion with 10,000 square-feet of living space, situated upon a half-acre plot of land.

The home offers a plethora of opulent amenities, including a Calacatta marble fireplace, wine cellar, personal gym, sauna, screening room, 55-foot pool, fire pit, sport court, an outdoor kitchen, and a built-in hockey practice surface.

The kitchen boasts double islands and a walk-in pantry, and the primary bedroom suite comes with sliding glass doors that allow access to the yard and pool. The bathroom features a soaking tub as well as double showers.

Over the course of his career, Pacioretty has scored 326 goals and accumulated 318 assists; however, Pacioretty is currently sitting out due to an injury he sustained to his Achilles tendon in January.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Currently, Asians and Polynesians are making up some of the fastest growing ethnic groups in Las Vegas, and according to experts they are starting to make a serious impact on the Southern Nevada real estate market. 

With May representing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, realtor Shane Nguyen – who has worked in the local industry for the past 26 years – said that approximately 12,000 members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are moving to Las Vegas on an annual basis; at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, there were 335,000 individuals who identified as being AAPI living in Clark County alone. 

Nguyen noted that the reason Vegas is so appealing to AAPI people is because housing prices are more affordable compared to many other large metro areas in the country, with most of the members of the community that are moving here hailing from California. 

The real estate over there is almost three times more than over here so as you can see it is very affordable and it’s close to California,” he said. 

In addition to the more affordable housing, another reason why many AAPI people are moving to Southern Nevada is due to the extremely business friendly climate when compared to neighboring states such as California. This makes for a significant lure to Asians and Polynesians, whom Nguyen noted tend to be very hard-working and entrepreneurial. 

We invite small businesses, we don’t have a corporate tax, personal tax, involuntary tax, we don’t have franchise tax, gross receipt tax, so it makes it very attractive for business owners,” he said. 

As of late, Las Vegas’ Chinatown has been expanding rapidly and the AAPI community has, as a result, been spreading throughout the entire valley, providing significant contributions to the local economy as well as the real estate market. 

We help the real estate market in terms of buying homes, there are many investors out there that are not from Las Vegas or Nevada, and they come from other states to invest here because it is so affordable,” Nguyen said. “Las Vegas is an amazing city it is a melting pot and It welcomes all walks of life.” 

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