In The News: Lee Business School
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Californians relocating to the Las Vegas Valley and Nevada as a whole has been a trend going back since the inception of the state itself in the 1800s. Transplants from the Golden State consistently make up roughly 30 percent of all new residents to the Silver State, according to multiple sources including U.S. Census data and UNLV population research reports.
The economy will be one of the main issues in the 2024 Presidential Election. Americans are concerned about the cost of food, fuel, and housing, among other things.
As Formula One has come and gone, some Las Vegas Valley businesses say they are still recovering from a weekend of losses while others report the race as their highest-grossing weekend ever.
Wall Street-backed hedge funds, corporate landlords and cash rich investors have been buying up single-family homes across the country as far back as 2009, which experts say means fewer houses on the market for families to purchase. That also could lead to higher rental prices and fewer affordable homes in regions like the Las Vegas Valley. A MetLife Investment Management study shows these companies could own close to 40 percent of all U.S. houses by 2030.
Welcome to 2024. Following three years of economic extremes, from historic high unemployment and business lockdowns to the pandemic-caused bust and stimulus-caused boom, it’s been a ride.
Back in 1997, Clark County added a staggering 77,336 people to its population, with 38 percent of the newcomers hailing from California. More than a quarter century later, the same story is still playing out, albeit on a slightly smaller scale.
The word of the year when it comes to Las Vegas real estate has to be “inflation.” High interest rates — not seen since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008 — were brought in by the Federal Reserve last year to stem runaway inflation, brought on by pandemic restrictions wreaking absolute havoc on the global economy. This put a serious damper on the national housing market, and Las Vegas was not immune to the pain.
The focus of the Nevada gaming industry today will be whether the state shattered the all-time November revenue record of $1.32 billion, thanks to the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve in gauging where Las Vegas Valley’s real estate market could head next year, area real estate agents said.
We speak to economic expert Andrew Woods on where things stand with the resort/casino industry, and where it goes in the future.