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Nevada Preservation Foundation and Las Vegas Realtors add historic‑district notices to MLS; plan map overlays and education
Summary
The Nevada Preservation Foundation and members of the Las Vegas Realtors Multiple Listing Service added a map and PDF about historic districts to agent MLS logins and are working with the MLS vendor to add polygon overlays so listings inside designated historic neighborhoods are flagged automatically.
The Las Vegas Realtors Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and the Nevada Preservation Foundation have started adding historic‑district information to the MLS login environment and plan technical steps to ensure listings located in designated historic neighborhoods are flagged automatically.
Christopher Fobbs, a board member of the Nevada Preservation Foundation who also serves on the Las Vegas Realtors MLS board, told the commission that the MLS now contains links to a PDF map of designated historic neighborhoods. He said agents logging into the MLS saw a pop‑up directing them to the new links and that the foundation hopes to expand the listing to include maps for Boulder City and other jurisdictions.
Fobbs said the MLS board is working with CoreLogic, the MLS vendor, to obtain technical specifications and a shapefile overlay so that when an agent enters a new listing the system can indicate whether the property falls inside a designated historic neighborhood (for example, Jonas Park or Beverly Green). He said the group also plans targeted education for agents, including a January/February session and a presentation during the Home & History Weekend in May.
Fobbs said future steps could include working with the state real estate division to add a question to the seller’s real property disclosure form (for example: ‘‘Is this property in a designated historic neighborhood?’’) so buyers and sellers receive formal notice during transactions.
Commissioners praised the effort and described it as a significant step to ensure sellers, buyers and agents have information about obligations and incentives that accompany historic‑district status.
Why this matters: Automatic MLS flags and accessible maps can reduce inadvertent noncompliance and inform buyers and sellers about local preservation rules at the point of sale, improving disclosure and neighborhood transparency.
