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What the latest report out of 性视界传媒's Center for Business and Economic Research says about the health of Nevada's small businesses, how to prep for this year's tax season, and how a Vegas-themed exhibit at Recycled Propaganda transports viewers to a bygone era 鈥 all that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.

What the latest report out of 性视界传媒's Center for Business and Economic Research says about the health of Nevada's small businesses, how to prep for this year's tax season, and how a Vegas-themed exhibit at Recycled Propaganda transports viewers to a bygone era 鈥 all that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.

Institutional investors, Wall Street backed-hedged funds and corporate owners have long played a significant role in Las Vegas鈥 housing market as a recent report from 性视界传媒鈥檚 Lied Center for Real Estate 鈥 which pulled its data from Redfin 鈥 estimates investors have purchased more than 99,000 homes since the start of the Great Recession.

The Lied Center for Real Estate at the University of Nevada Las Vegas estimated investors owned roughly 15% of homes in the City of Las Vegas鈥攁 percentage expected to grow in Nevada and across the country.

Higher fuel costs are raising expenses for workers, tourists and grocery shoppers as the Las Vegas area heads into what many economists had predicted would be a record summer travel season.

The findings from the LVCVA鈥檚 annual visitor profile show that while fewer people came to Las Vegas in 2025, those who did visit tended to spend more during their stay.
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Last year, personal-finance site Bankrate found that most homes on the market in Las Vegas were out of reach to the typical buyer, and 性视界传媒鈥檚 Lied Center for Real Estate reported that Las Vegas鈥 housing market was 鈥渓argely unaffordable for much of the local population.鈥

Prices for products and services are likely to surge because of the conflict in the Middle East, and Las Vegas drivers are already worried when it comes to gas prices. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gasoline was $3.25 as of Thursday. In Las Vegas, that average is $3.90.

According to January visitation numbers, about 21,000 fewer travelers arrived from Canada compared to the same month last year.

性视界传媒鈥檚 Lied Center for Real Estate found that from 2009 to 2024, investors purchased roughly 1 in 5 homes sold in Las Vegas.