Las Vegas October 2023 Housing Statistics

LAS VEGAS – A report released Tuesday by Las Vegas REALTORS® (LVR) shows local home prices up slightly from the same time last year, though fewer homes are selling. LVR reported that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada through its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) during October was $449,000. That’s up
2.0% from $440,000 in October of 2022. Local home prices are still below the all-time record of
$482,000 set in May of 2022.

Meanwhile, the median price of local condos and townhomes sold in October was $275,500, up 3.6% from $266,000 in October of 2022. That’s still down from the all-time high of $287,000 set in August.

LVR President Lee Barrett, a longtime local REALTOR®, said a tight housing supply and
recently rising mortgage interest rates continue to shape the housing market and may be overshadowing seasonal trends.

“We usually see home prices and sales cool down a bit along with the weather as we head into the fall and winter,” Barrett said. “We’ll see how these traditional trends play out this year. Higher interest rates and a smaller housing supply are playing a bigger role than in past years.”

By the end of October, LVR reported 4,213 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s down 46.7% from the same time last year. Likewise, the 1,195 condos and townhomes listed without offers in October represent a 32.7% decline from one year earlier.

LVR reported a total of 2,173 existing local homes, condos, and townhomes sold in October. Compared to October 2022, sales were down 1.5% for homes, but up 1.3% for condos and townhomes.

The sales pace in October equates to more than a two-month supply of properties available for sale. Last year at this time, Southern Nevada had more than a four-month housing supply.

Fewer homes have been selling this year than during 2022 when LVR reported 35,584 total sales. That followed a record year for existing local home sales in 2021 when LVR reported 50,010 homes, condos, townhomes, and other residential properties were sold. That was the first time LVR reported more than 50,000 local properties selling in a year. It topped the previous record set in 2011 by nearly 2,000 sales.

During October, LVR found that 26.6% of all local property sales were cash transactions. That’s up from 25.5% one year ago. That’s well below the May 2013 cash buyer peak of 59.5%, suggesting that investors have been less active in the local housing market.

The number of so-called distressed sales remains near historically low levels. LVR reported that short sales and foreclosures combined accounted for 1.4% of all existing local property sales in October. That compares to 0.3% one year ago, 0.3% two years ago, 0.9% three years ago, 2.4% four years ago and 3.0% five years ago.

These LVR statistics include activity through the end of October 2023. LVR distributes statistics each month based on data collected through its MLS, which does not account for all newly constructed homes sold by local builders or homes for sale by owners. Other highlights include:

• The total value of local real estate transactions tracked through the MLS during October was nearly $923 million for homes and nearly $144 million for condos, high-rise condos and townhomes. Compared to one year earlier, total sales values in October were down 2.2% for homes, but up 11.2% for condos and townhomes.

• In October, 84.5% of all existing local homes and 85.4% of all existing local condos and townhomes sold within 60 days. That compares to one year earlier when 78.6% of all existing local homes and 82.5% of all existing local condos and townhomes were sold within 60 days.

About LVR
Las Vegas REALTORS® (formerly known as GLVAR) was founded in 1947 and provides its nearly 17,000 local members with education, training, and political representation. The local representative of the National Association of REALTORS®, LVR is the largest professional organization in Southern Nevada. Each member receives the highest level of professional training and must abide by a strict code of ethics.

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