Housing
Legislators could fix property tax, they âjust donât politically want to,â says revenue chair
If Nevada lawmakers want to reform the stateâs complicated and widely criticized property tax structure, a number of already vetted options are available. State Sen. Dina Neal (D-North Las Vegas) this week had the Legislatureâs nonpartisan fiscal staff lay out several options to members of the interim committee on revenue, which she chairs. Neal said […]
After 2 Lombardo vetoes, lawmakers again pushing a bill to cap senior rent increases
State lawmakers plan to reintroduce legislation that would limit rent increases for seniors after two previous bills were vetoed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo. Measures to prevent cryptocurrency scams, allocate money to food banks for senior anti-hunger programs, and require more support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals were also included as proposed bill […]
Republican congressional candidate opposed bipartisan-backed housing bills, including Lombardo’s
Housing affordability is expected to be a key issue this election year, ranking as a top concern in surveys of voters, especially younger ones who feel home ownership is simply out of reach. In her campaign for Nevadaâs 1st Congressional District, Republican Carrie Buck suggests addressing housing issues would be a top priority, and she […]
Overdoses haven’t fallen as much in NV as in rest of nation; officials trying to find out why
Nevada overdose rates have dropped by 2% since last year, but thatâs a smaller decline than in most of the rest of the country, and local health officials arenât sure why. The number of people dying from an overdose has declined roughly 16% nationally, health officials told a districtâs Public Health Advisory Board meeting earlier […]
Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
Championed as one of the most consequential and bipartisan federal housing laws in decades, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act enacted this month makes significant changes across federal housing policy. Included in the 139-page law are a host of provisions that will restrict some institutional investors from buying homes, ease rules for manufactured housing […]
Point-in-Time count found 12% jump in homelessness in Southern Nevada since 2024
Nearly 9,000 people in Clark County were experiencing homelessness in January of this year, a 12% increase over 2024, according to data released Wednesday. The Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care Point-in-Time (PIT) count in January revealed that 8,859 people in Clark County are experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2026. Due to […]
Neglected for years, child services funding formulas are badly outdated, lawmakers told
Funding for child welfare services in Nevada has stagnated and rising inflation is making it more difficult for county agencies to provide support, state lawmakers were told Tuesday. Clark and Washoe counties rely on an annual state block grant as a main source of funding for the services. The amount of that funding has been […]
State’s eviction prevention program on shaky financial footing, lawmakers told
Rental assistance funding allocated by state lawmakers last year has prevented evictions for nearly 1,700 households in Nevada, but there still is a need for bolstering tenant protections, state lawmakers were told last week. Officials approved a $21 million infusion into county and city run eviction diversion programs in the 2025 Legislation Session. The majority […]
Housing starts sink to pandemic levels as builders worry about inflation
May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced last week. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs. The change threatens to exacerbate housing shortages and disrupt recent progress in most states toward building enough new housing for […]
Home insurance getting canceled/declined for wildfire risk in some surprising places
Wildfire-related home insurance cancellations and declinations â refusals to insure applicants â have skyrocketed in pockets of Nevada, and insurance regulators couldnât give state lawmakers a solid explanation as to why Wednesday. More fire-prone areas of Nevada, in particular Northern Nevada, saw increases in the number of insurance policies that were canceled and applications that […]
Home sales inch up even as purchase loans fall to 12-year lowÂ
Home sales in the U.S. are at their highest level since December, according to the National Association of Realtors, while home purchase loans are at a 12-year-low, says real estate analyst ATTOM. The NAR says homebuying is on an upswing, and reports a 3.2% increase in existing home sales in May over April and a […]
Street medicine team treats Southern Nevada’s unhoused where they are
The Flamingo Arroyo Trail becomes an impromptu medical clinic where Brian Manning, who is experiencing homelessness and staying near the area, finally gets checked out about his recurring leg pain. Manning, who has experienced homelessness on and off for nearly two decades, has cellulitis, a fairly common bacteria infection on the skin. Though treatable, it […]
