Investment
Las Vegas Real Estate Investing in 2026: Strategies and ROI
Compare Las Vegas rental, renovation, new-construction and resale strategies using a worked cash-flow example, current licensing sources and property-specific checks.
Nevada Real Estate Blog
Blog archive — page 25
Articles 577–600 of 934, newest first. Every guide is written by Chris Nevada and the Nevada Real Estate Group team. Search the whole blog.
Relocating
Retiring in Las Vegas in 2026: Costs, Taxes, and Healthcare
What it actually costs to retire in Las Vegas in 2026 — the real annual budget, Nevada's tax savings on Social Security and pensions, the healthcare and Medicare picture, how to establish residency, and which areas fit different retirement lifestyles.
Community Spotlight
Top 10 Reasons to Live in North Las Vegas in 2026
Top 10 reasons to live in North Las Vegas in 2026: a $419K median sale price vs $437,992 in Las Vegas and $494,333 in Henderson, the Apex Industrial Park job boom, new master plans, and Nevada's zero income tax.
News
How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Las Vegas 2026
The complete 2026 playbook for becoming a Las Vegas real estate agent — 120-hour pre-license course, exam mechanics, license costs, brokerage selection, and why joining a team in year one matters more than the broker you pick. Plus what it actually takes to make the NREG team.
Buying Guides
Luxury Condos in Las Vegas — A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Las Vegas has approximately 30 luxury condo towers from $325K studios to $30M+ penthouses. Here's the 2026 playbook — tower-by-tower comparison, HOA economics, condo-hotel vs residential structure, financing nuances, and how luxury condos actually compare to single-family luxury homes on appreciation.
Relocating
Does Nevada Have a State Income Tax? 2026 Complete Answer
Nevada has zero state income tax — meaningful for relocators from California (about $19,400 a year for a married couple earning $300,000, in 2025 tax) or Illinois (about $14,600). Here's the 2026 complete answer covering income tax, property tax, sales tax, retirement income, capital gains, the new federal tips and overtime deductions, and the hidden costs.
Buying Guides
RV Garage Homes in Las Vegas — A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Las Vegas is the second-largest RV ownership metro in the country, and a true RV garage adds 3% to 7% to a home's resale value. Here is the 2026 buyer's playbook for finding, evaluating, and financing Las Vegas homes with RV-friendly storage.
Buying Guides
Guard-Gated Communities in Las Vegas — 2026 Buyer's Guide
Las Vegas has the highest concentration of guard-gated residential communities of any Western metro. Here is the 2026 buyer's playbook — every major guard-gated community, HOA fees, security setups, resale economics, and the specific tradeoffs across Summerlin, Henderson, and the southwest valley.
Buying Guides
What Is a Casita? Mother-in-Law Suites — Las Vegas 2026
Multi-generational housing is the fastest-growing buyer segment in Las Vegas. Here's what casitas, mother-in-law suites, NextGen quarters, and guest houses actually cost in 2026 — plus the neighborhoods, builders, and appraisal rules that decide whether they pay off at resale.
Buying Guides
Pool Homes in Las Vegas — A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Pool homes carry a measurable resale premium across the Las Vegas valley — but the monthly carry, neighborhood inventory, and pool-type choice all swing the long-run economics. Here is the 2026 buyer's playbook based on six thousand-plus NREG closings.
Relocating
Top 5 States Moving to Las Vegas in 2026 Migration Guide
California sends roughly five times more residents to Nevada than any other state. Here are the top five sender states moving to Las Vegas in 2026 — ranked by IRS migration volume, with the tax savings, cost-of-living math, and the neighborhoods newcomers typically choose.
Buying Guides
What $1 Million Buys You in Summerlin Las Vegas 2026
Summerlin is the Howard Hughes 22,500-acre master plan on the western edge of Las Vegas where the median single-family home runs $645,000 — meaning $1 million sits squarely in the mid-tier village segment between entry-level Sun City pricing and ultra-luxury Ridges custom builds. A real look at what a $1M budget actually delivers in 2026: which villages have inventory, typical square footage and lot size, builder vintage, and the trade-offs versus Henderson or central-valley alternatives at the same price point.
Community Spotlight
Mesa Ridge Summerlin Toll Brothers Gated Luxury Guide 2026
Mesa Ridge is Toll Brothers' guard-gated luxury community in the southern foothills of Summerlin (ZIP 89135) — 350+ semi-custom homes on 200 acres established 2016. Contemporary desert architecture with Red Rock Canyon and Spring Mountains views, prices ranging $1M for entry single-stories to $3M+ for premium fairway-adjacent and view-lot estates.
Community Spotlight
Rancho Circle Las Vegas Historic Estate Acreage Guide 2026
Rancho Circle is the 1950s-founded 200-home guard-gated historic luxury enclave in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89107) — 400 acres of multi-acre estate lots (1-5+ acres) near Rancho Drive and Alta Drive, the most exclusive estate community in the valley by lot scale. Old-Vegas legacy address with seven decades of casino executives and entertainers, currently in active architectural renaissance with $1M-$8M+ price range.
Community Spotlight
Rancho Bel Air Las Vegas Historic Luxury Estates Guide 2026
Rancho Bel Air is the 1960s-founded 300-home guard-gated luxury estates community in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89107) — 200 acres at Charleston Boulevard and Rancho Drive, the city's first guard-gated residential enclave west of the Strip. Half-acre to full-acre lots, $1M to $5M+ price range, currently in active architectural renaissance with contemporary tear-down rebuilds replacing original 1960s ranches.
Community Spotlight
Los Prados Northwest Las Vegas Gated Golf Guide 2026
Los Prados is the 1,358-home guard-gated golf community in northwest Las Vegas (ZIP 89130) built by U.S. Home from 1986 — 21 villages on roughly 430 acres, four of them age-restricted, wrapped around a par-70 course the community association owns and opens to the public. Mixed townhome, patio-home and single-family inventory ranging $295K to $615K makes it the most attainable price point in the valley's gated-with-golf category.
Community Spotlight
Scotch 80s Las Vegas Historic Vintage Luxury Guide 2026
Scotch 80s is the early-1960s Irwin Molasky-developed vintage-luxury enclave in central Las Vegas (ZIP 89102) — roughly 300 estate homes on half-acre to full-acre lots covering 180 acres. It is not a gated community; many estates sit behind their own private gates. It is in active architectural renaissance as buyers replace original 1960s ranches with contemporary custom builds.
Community Spotlight
Siena Summerlin Shea Homes 55+ Active Adult Guide 2026
Siena is Summerlin's guard-gated 55+ active adult community developed by Shea Homes beginning in 2000 — 1,200+ single-story homes on 270 acres in Summerlin South (ZIP 89135) anchored by a 30,000-square-foot Siena Clubhouse. Prices run from low-$400s for patio-home single-stories to $900K+ for premium Sun Colony at Siena models.
Community Spotlight
Spanish Hills Las Vegas Gated Luxury Estates Guide 2026
Spanish Hills is the 1998-founded 300-home guard-gated luxury custom-estate community in west Las Vegas (ZIPs 89113 and 89148). Roughly 640 acres of custom-builder inventory, no master-plan builder, no on-site golf course — pure custom estates on 0.40-2.00-acre lots ranging from $1.5M for early-2000s production-customs to $8M+ for trophy modern rebuilds.
Community Spotlight
Silverstone Ranch 2026: The Guard-Gated Northwest Las Vegas Golf Community With No Golf Course
Silverstone Golf Club closed on September 1, 2015 and never reopened. Eleven years later the 270-acre course is dead turf, the land sold at a county tax auction for roughly $2.8 million, and 58 Silverstone Ranch homes still closed in the 12 months ending September 19, 2026 at a $537,000 median.
Community Spotlight
Las Vegas Country Club: 2026 Historic Paradise Luxury Guide
Las Vegas Country Club is the original 1967-founded private golf and gated residential community sitting one mile east of the Strip on Desert Inn Road. Roughly 700 residences — Las Vegas International Country Club townhomes and garden condos plus fairway country club estates — ring an 18-hole Edmund Ault course, with active list prices from $260,000 for a townhome to $2,150,000 for a fairway estate (mid-2026).
Community Spotlight
Madeira Canyon Henderson Buyer's Guide: Gates and HOAs 2026
Madeira Canyon in Henderson: its 1,004-unit homeowners’ association is not gated, the guard-gated Club at Madeira Canyon is a separate association, and the main association’s homes sold at a $667,500 median over 12 months. Plus dues, lot sizes, zoned schools, the public park and nearby comparisons.
Community Spotlight
Roma Hills Henderson Hillside Gated Buyers Guide 2026
Compare Roma Hills homes, guard-gate records, hillside condition, HOA obligations and the Obsidian connection before choosing a Henderson property.
Community Spotlight
Painted Desert Northwest Las Vegas Guard-Gated Guide 2026
Inside Painted Desert — the original NW Las Vegas guard-gated golf community: roughly 1,600 homes on 460 acres, a public Jay Morrish course run by Arcis Golf, 2026 pricing, the 10 neighborhoods, HOA structure, schools, and how it stacks up against Canyon Gate and Stallion Mountain.