LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Harris-Walz campaign revealed a new policy proposal they say is aimed at helping first-time home buyers and creating more affordable housing.
Campaign officials said the federal government owns around 80% of the land in Nevada. At a press conference on Friday in Las Vegas, they offered what they say is a solution to fixing the housing crisis
“Everyone says Nevada is about 80 percent federal land, that’s absolutely right,” Zach Conine, Nevada Treasurer, said. “But if you build a housing development two hours outside of Ely, that housing development will be neither affordable, attainable, or easy to get to. So, we have to talk about the land that actually makes sense.”
Conine spoke on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign. President Biden announced a plan in July to “repurpose federal land to build more affordable homes, including thousands of new homes in Nevada.”
“Housing developers throughout the state …