As families browsed hundreds of pre-cut evergreens at a Summerlin Christmas tree lot, Division of Forestry resource management officer Cayenne Engel was on her own search, part of a routine inspection for trees illegally harvested in Nevada.
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County Social Service Director Michael Pawlak said rising home prices and rental rates have sparked a renewed sense of urgency to develop affordable rental housing.
Nevada’s next governor wants to rename the state’s two busiest public airports after historical elected officials.
Commissioners voted 4-3 to support the proposed ban, which would grandfather in short-term rentals already permitted by the city. The decision followed more than an hour of public comment, with a majority of speakers opposing the ban.
About 500,000 people stayed at Airbnb rentals in the Las Vegas area last year, the company reports. That’s almost double the amount of visitors in 2016.
Estimates indicate Southern Nevada annually collects tens of millions of dollars in room tax from state residents.
The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority plans to break ground in March on its first public housing development in more than five years.
The Las Vegas Monorail Co. has pushed back the start date for construction on its planned route extension from the MGM Grand to Luxor and Mandalay Bay.
To afford renting a typical one-bedroom apartment in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, a minimum wage worker without health benefits would need to clock 73 hours a week.
The apartment complex on South Pecos Road in eastern Las Vegas serves renters with low incomes, but its mix of 50 one- and two-bedroom units are spacious with hardwood floors and new appliances.
Starting Friday no new homes will be built in Southern Highlands until a long-awaited sports park is completed.
Landlords have forced some of Clark County’s poorest renters to pay thousands in fraudulent fees in recent years, but the government agency tasked with stopping the abuse has done little to investigate the accused.
The last three years have been Clark County’s best when it comes to visitation levels. The coming Las Vegas Stadium should make future numbers even better, according to a new Moody’s Investor Service report.
Clark County’s crackdown on illegal short-term vacation rentals resulted in a record-shattering number of investigations last year.
Experts say this desert valley of shimmering lights and more than 2.1 million residents — its workforce dominated by casino, hotel and restaurant employees — has a growing affordable-housing crisis.
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