Investors own a quarter of Nevada’s houses, but are ‘misunderstood’ says report

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 19, 2026

Words: 952

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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A new report says investors own 24.84% of Nevada’s single-family homes, equating to about 303,000 properties. That’s 6% higher than the national average and the seventh highest share in the nation behind Wyoming (30.9%), Maine (29.76%), Montana (26.78%), Alaska (26.65%), Hawaii (25.96%), and New Hampshire (25.04%).

“Like most of those other states, Nevada’s economy depends heavily on tourism, which suggests that many of the investor-owned homes are probably vacation homes and short-term rentals,” national analyst …

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