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Las Vegans Struggle As Rent Increases Outpace Wages By Almost 20%

Rent increases outpacing wages in Las Vegas, and the majority of U.S. cities over the past 5 years since the COVID-19 pandemic. 3-D rendering shows an unpainted toy wood house on the left. A jagged rising red arrow is superimposed in the foreground of the image. There are 8 stacks of quarters, of varying heights, on the wooden table to the right of the wood toy house. In the background, opaque images of apartment buildings in varying shades of yellow and gold can be seen. There are rising yellow arrows superimposed over those apartment building images.

A 3-D rendering depicting apartment and house rent increases in Las Vegas and other major U.S. cities over the past 5 years.

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Larry Martino has been the afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ since 2007. He is also Music Director and Assistant Program Director. He’s been a professional radio broadcaster since 1980, serving as on-air talent, Program Director, and Music Director during his career. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Larry specializes in writing articles about music, recording artists, movies, food/restaurants, and hockey.