Is Your Low Mortgage Rate Keeping You in a Home That No Longer Fits? Many Las Vegas homeowners are holding mortgages with interest rates below 4%, a financial advantage that can be difficult to give up when purchasing another home. If you bought or refinanced during the years when mortgage rates were historically low, you may be reluctant to sell even if you've been thinking about moving. Replacing a...

Mortgage rates have given Las Vegas homebuyers plenty of reasons to be cautious in 2026. As of September 24, Freddie Mac reported an average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.03%. For buyers financing a home purchase, that rate has a meaningful impact on the monthly payment, purchasing power and total cost of borrowing. It makes sense that some buyers are waiting for rates to improve. The question is...

Homes, Amenities and Lifestyle Summerlin's age-qualified housing market is more varied than the "55+ community" label suggests. A buyer can choose an established neighborhood with thousands of homes and three golf courses, a guard-gated golf community, newer detached single-story homes, or attached residences designed around a lower-maintenance lifestyle. Home sizes, amenities, association...

Buying a Home Without an HOA in Henderson: What Buyers Should Know Henderson's housing map tells part of the story of how the city grew. Much of the development that shaped modern Henderson came through master-planned communities such as Green Valley, Anthem, Seven Hills, Inspirada, Cadence and others where homeowners associations are part of the ownership structure. Homes without an HOA still exist, but...

Buying a Las Vegas Condo? Why the HOA’s Finances Now Matter to Your Mortgage A buyer can have strong credit, sufficient income, a substantial down payment and still encounter a financing problem when purchasing a condominium. The reason is specific to condo ownership: when a lender evaluates the mortgage, it may also have to evaluate the condominium project. That distinction has become...

Over the past several years, Southern Nevada has welcomed thousands of new residents, expanded its master-planned communities, and continued building homes across the Las Vegas Valley. While new neighborhoods continue to open, the supply of true custom homesites—where buyers can design a home specifically for the land rather than choose from a builder's floor plans—is becoming increasingly limited. In...

Start With the Process, Not the Floor Plan Purchasing a homesite can be one of the most rewarding ways to create a home tailored to your lifestyle. It also introduces a different set of decisions than buying an existing residence. Before construction begins, buyers must consider the land itself, community requirements, architectural design, engineering, permitting, budgeting, and construction. Those...

Recent reports of homebuilders paying record prices for residential land in Summerlin have prompted an understandable question: Why would builders spend so much before a single home has even been built? The answer has less to do with the land itself than with everything that surrounds it. You're Not Just Buying Dirt When a builder purchases land in Summerlin, they're investing in decades of...

With Views That Define Southern Nevada Few communities in Southern Nevada make a first impression quite like Ascaya. Perched high in the McCullough Mountain range overlooking the Las Vegas Valley, Ascaya has become one of Henderson's most recognizable residential communities. Its elevated homesites, contemporary architecture, and panoramic views have helped establish it as a destination for buyers...

Las Vegas Luxury Home Values Have Held Onto Pandemic-Era Gains Better Than Most Markets The luxury housing market has changed significantly since the pandemic. Across the country, many high-end markets experienced rapid appreciation during 2020–2022, followed by a period of recalibration as mortgage rates rose, inventory returned, and buyer behavior became more selective. Las Vegas has followed that...