http://www.appraisalarticles.com/http://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4763-Clark-County-Land-Market-2020.htmlSat, 14 Nov 2020 00:00:00 ESTAs a real property appraiser I have tracked over the past several years Clark County (and Nye County) Nevada vacant land sales. The following graphic displays my best available historical and current data on the Southwest Las Vegas vacant land market. I have displayed sales in 4 zoning categories, but I also keep the data on other zoning categories when there are sales available. It is obvious from the sales data that vacant land sales prices in the Southwest continued to move up in each zoning category as displayed in the following graph: Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4762-Clark-County-Nevada-Commercial-Real-Estate-September-2020.htmlSat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:00 EDTIn keeping with recent market recording reports on million dollar plus commercial real properties it appeared that monthly sales increased in all categories except the Apartment category in September, 2020. September saw increased recordings for Industrial, Retail, Office and Vacant Land. Office / medical office sales increased in September however they are only about half of the monthly number recorded in January of 2020 while Industrial and Retail sales appeared to be near pre-COVID levels. Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4761-Real-Estate-Appraiser-Perceptions-September-2020.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 EDTHere is an update on what I have found in the Las Vegas real property market as we near the end of the third quarter of 2020 based on research. Residential Market: Here are a few statistical facts in September of 2020 on the Las Vegas market; the median sales price of single-family previously owned homes is up to $ 312,000 and it appears to be climbing higher. Fewer and fewer new listings are coming on to the market, we are at a 5-year low, and fewer homes of this type are for sale. The median days of market has fallen slightly to around 23. The median price per square foot is up to $ 170. So it appears that the market is doing well, but is it?Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4760-Trouble-in-the-Clark-County-Commercial-Real-Estate-Market.htmlSat, 11 Jul 2020 00:00:00 EDTIf you have been following my commercial sales statistics on Clark County, Nevada, that includes Las Vegas and Henderson, you already understand that the number of $ 1 million and up closings, including vacant land sales, has dropped off by about 40%. That is a huge decrease in the number of sales, and as of today July 11th it doesn’t appear that things are getting better. The heaviest hit segment of the market is office buildings. There were no office building sales in April, May and there likely will be few offices sold in June or July. Let’s face it, people are not excited about returning to the office and employees forced to return who then become infected by COVID will not be an easy group to console. Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4759-Pahrump-Sales-Remain-Strong-Despite-COVID.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 EDTPahrump single-family residential (SFR) home sales volume, has remained strong through May but may suffer a decrease in June of 2020 based on a review of Nye County statistics. Nye County average sales price has however increased in the June projection. Also reviewed was the GLVAR sales data which included both standard SFR homes and manufactured homes. The GLVAR data indicated a strong increase in Pahrump sales through June of 2020 and a steady increase in prices between February 2020 and June 2020. The COVID pandemic appears not to have had a significant impact on the Pahrump SFR market with the exception being that the non-manufacture home sales volume appears to be down.Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4758-Commercial-Market-Sales-Update-July-1-2020.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 EDTDuring May of 2020 (and June 2020 based on my perception of the overall market), relatively few commercial sales have been transacted in Clark County, Nevada in the recent past. The following table was extracted from sales data and it reveals that sales volume in May was still substantially impaired by the pandemic and the Office market appears to be the hardest hit. Thus, we remain in a "suspended" market and no one knows how long the commercial market will remain in this "state" without there being some negative impact. While the number of residential homes has fallen the demand for the ones available for sale has increased and thus sales prices have remained relatively high. While some market strength has returned we have not returned to what could be called a normal market for residential homes. Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4756-Single-Family-Residential-SFR-Sales-Trends.htmlFri, 12 Jun 2020 00:00:00 EDTPOSITIVE TRENDS SFR sales prices in Las Vegas per continued to increase through mid-May, 2020 per Realtor data and today the median price is near $ 310,000 or $ 168 per square foot (SF) of gross building area (GBA). When you exclude new homes and only consider previously owned homes the median is $ 305,000. This trend is great news if you are an owner, but not so great news if you are a buyer looking to acquire a home in the Las Vegas area. Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4755-Commercial-Market-Sales-Evidence-Does-it-Exist-for-Post-COVID-19-Clark-County-Nevada.htmlSat, 06 Jun 2020 00:00:00 EDTAnalyzing market value starts for an appraisal report begins with an assumption that there is a market, that there are buyers and sellers. While we are slowly starting to move out of a dark period when few of us could even prompt a potential buyer to look at a real property, we still have not reached a point where there are a sufficient number of buyers and sellers to call what is going on a market for some property types. Apartment closings dropped to zero in April 2020 as did office closings. Vacant land sales volume, while way down from 2019, has continued through the COVID-19 pandemic although many fewer properties are being sold.Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4754-COVID-19-Impact-on-Las-Vegas-Real-Estate-Markets.htmlTue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 EDTI recently got a call from some owners asking me about how much value their upgraded flooring and 2nd floor view added to their home, they could not understand why agents were indicating a much lower value for their home. The agents kept pointing to their lack of a swimming pool but they never took a second look at the $ 25,000 in upgraded flooring. In my opinion amenities like a 2nd floor view or stone flooring are things that you can get buyers to pay for in an upward moving market. They know they will pay a certain price for a model-matched home down the street but they will pay extra to get special extras if your home has them. In a normal real estate market amenities can make a big difference and appraisers pay attention to the cost of those amenities.Market Conditions Articleshttp://www.appraisalarticles.com/General-Appraisal-Articles/Market-Conditions-Articles/4752-Is-It-Time-for-the-Apex-Industrial-Park.htmlWed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 EDTIf you have been looking at industrial land in Apex you have been staring at a lot of $ 80,000 an acre asking prices and a few with highway frontage that have asking prices around $ 100,000 an acre. That’s cheap industrial dirt if you compare it to say North Las Vegas (NLV) or Las Vegas where industrial land is being sold at or above $ 320,000 an acre. Yes , that puts most Apex Industrial Park area land prices at around 25% of metropolitan industrial land. So what is that all about? Most industrial users don’t need high traffic or visibility, all they need is accessibility. The problem in the past has been the lack of water in Apex. If you have driven up to Apex recently you have seen the trenches for the new NLV water lines and the pipes are in place ready to go in them. Apex is about to solve one of its most important drawbacks.Market Conditions Articles