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Lake Tahoe’s Nevada Shore Becomes a Billionaire Magnet

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Florida seems to get all the attention as a tax haven, especially among wealthy Californians fleeing the state’s proposed wealth tax. But Nevada is starting to rival the Sunshine State as a destination for deep-pocketed buyers.

 We’re seeing this play out on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, which has experienced a surge in demand and a string of megadeals. Much of the action is being driven by the fact that Nevada doesn’t have corporate, individual-income, or capital-gains taxes.

 “Ironically,” E.B. Solomont writes, “the wealthiest Nevada home buyers may be saving money on their taxes, but they could be paying at least twice as much for real estate.” In the Tahoe area, Nevada homes typically carry a roughly 20% premium over similarly priced California properties, said real-estate broker Bill Dietz, and the delta is far wider for the priciest homes. “A $20 million property on the California side will be $40 million to $50 million on the Nevada side, that’s how dramatic the spread is,” he said.

The Wall Street Journal | May 2026