Useful guides, local updates, and things worth knowing before you buy, rent, or move around Las Vegas.
Local Feature
Developers just closed on 940 acres for $94 million in the far northwest valley. It's City of Las Vegas land, not North Las Vegas, and nothing is buyable until spring 2028 at the earliest.
LVINIT Editorial · September 2026
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Comparisons
An incorporated city with a huge range of communities against an informal, still-forming growth corridor with no legal boundary. The honest side-by-side, without a brochure in sight.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Buyer Guide
FHA starts at 3.5% down, VA loans can be 0%, and Nevada runs real down-payment-assistance programs, including one that launched in December 2025. Here's what the real minimums and programs actually look like.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Market Watch
Zillow research reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal puts the typical Las Vegas starter home at $312,141 in July 2026, more than double its 2016 value, but down 3.2% from a year earlier.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Market Watch
Home Builders Research data shows builder sales up 28% month over month in July, still down 7% year over year, with permits down 23% and new-construction pricing running well above the resale median.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Moving Here
The practical version, not the panicked version.
LVINIT Editorial · August 2026
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Cost of Living
Nevada's 3% owner-occupied property-tax abatement depends on the current owner establishing the home as their primary residence. Here's what changes at a sale, what doesn't, and what buyers should verify before closing.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Comparisons
Two of the city's most-recommended suburbs, compared honestly on schools, commute, and the tradeoffs nobody puts in a brochure.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Market Watch
LVR's July 2026 report shows the median single-family price slipped to $480,000, down 2% from the record set in May and June. Here's the honest read on what changed and what didn't.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Buyer Guide
Three real home tours showing how different the options can be at roughly the same budget.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Market Watch
Inventory and days on market climbed through mid-2026, yet prices held at a record. Here's what's actually holding them up, and what would have to change.
Mikey Del Rosario · August 2026
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Neighborhoods
Where to get coffee, who's actually your neighbor, and what changes after 6pm.
Mikey Del Rosario · July 2026
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Local Feature
Henderson's MacDonald Highlands is getting a Four Seasons address. Here's what's actually being built, and what's still unconfirmed.
Mikey Del Rosario · July 2026
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Local Feature
A local look at one of Summerlin's favorite traditions, and what it says about living here.
Mikey Del Rosario · July 2026
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