Maurice Page, executive director of the Nevada Housing Coalition, presented a state‑level update to the Las Vegas City Council on Jan. 7 outlining the coalition's work during the 2025 legislative session and priorities heading into 2026.

Page said the coalition — a membership‑based 501(c)(3) that represents hundreds of organizations statewide — supported a higher volume of housing legislation in 2025: he said 63 housing bills were introduced and 27 (about 40%) passed. He highlighted supportive‑housing funding established earlier (referencing an Assembly bill in 2023 with an initial allocation of $32,200,000 and a subsequent state appropriation referenced at $20,000,000), and cited the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund (referred to in the presentation as Assembly Bill 366). Page said the state also introduced an "attainable housing account" (referenced as Assembly Bill 540) with about $133,000,000 and that ARPA funding should yield roughly 3,000 new affordable units this year.

Page argued that, despite these investments, Nevada remains far short of need — he said the state is about 70,000 units short — and that ongoing work must address preservation (an estimated 800–1,000 at‑risk units over the next few years) plus challenges including construction‑defect laws, insurance liability and zoning. He urged local jurisdictions to partner with the coalition on supportive housing toolkits, land‑activation summits and transit‑oriented development to unlock mixed‑income projects along corridors.

Councilmembers thanked Page and invited further meetings to explore grants, tax‑credit expansions and local policy levers. The presentation was informational; no council action was required at the meeting.