Nevada’s corporate homeownership bill dead, for now

(The Center Square) – Nevada’s affordable housing crisis reportedly has put the state more than 70,000 housing units short of demand.

A recent special session bill narrowly fell short of addressing a corporate homeownership issue experts say has exacerbated the decades-long issue.

During November’s special legislative session, lawmakers nearly passed Senate Bill 10, which would have begun to address the state’s recent growth in corporate home ownership by capping private investment to 1,000 homes per year. Proponents are already planning for the bill’s 2027 legislative resurrection.

“We have been one of the fastest growing cities for years,” Nevada Housing Coalition Executive Director Maurice Page told The Center Square about Las Vegas. “Because of that, we have just not been able to keep up with the growth [in housing need] and the pace of population growth.”

From 2000 to 2024, Nevada’s population grew by more than ...