Patrick Blennerhassett
Patrick Blennerhassett covers the money and projects shaping real estate and housing, focusing on large transactions, new communities and how the cost of new construction compares with existing homes for buyers.
High-value deals and strategic land plays
He reports on major property and land deals, tracking sale prices and the business logic behind hotel, industrial and infrastructure transactions.
His coverage includes off-Strip hotel sales worth tens of millions of dollars, industrial complexes in the southwest valley changing hands for more than $50 million, and airport acquisitions of adjacent land valued at over $100 million.
He follows corporate moves closely, such as MGM Resorts buying a narrow parcel between two major properties on the Strip and Rockefeller Group purchasing additional industrial plots, treating these stories as part of a broader map of investment and future development.
He also reports on brokerage activity and regulatory decisions, including a real estate firm receiving approval to sell multiple Hsieh properties and a children’s nonprofit preparing to move into a downtown building, showing how policy decisions and organizational plans translate into changes on the ground.
New communities and housing build-out
Blennerhassett tracks the spread of new housing communities, reporting on projects such as a 220-acre development planned in west Henderson and plans for hundreds of new homes in Summerlin South.
He focuses on the scale and siting of these developments, noting acreage, community names and the volume of new housing rather than lifestyle angles.
In his housing coverage, he also looks at what new construction means for buyers, including the premium cost of brand new homes compared with existing properties in the Las Vegas market.
Luxury listings and distinctive properties
He frequently writes about luxury listings, including Lake Tahoe properties that remain on the market at prices approaching $200 million and waterfront mansions listed for tens of millions of dollars.
His stories highlight key details such as asking price, water frontage and overall positioning in the high-end market, giving a clear picture of how these marquee listings fit into regional real estate.
Closer to home, he profiles distinctive properties such as a Las Vegas house marketed with a Cold War-era style luxury bunker and an eight-figure price tag, using unusual features and price points to show the breadth of inventory in the upper tiers of the market.
Career across business and international reporting
Blennerhassett is the real estate and housing reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
He has worked as a newspaper journalist since the early 2000s.
Before joining the Review-Journal, he reported for the South China Morning Post, covering sports and the growing intersection between sports and politics.
He has also written for Business in Vancouver and Victoria News on subjects including real estate, economics, trade and geopolitics.
His work has appeared in outlets such as The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Reader's Digest, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times and the Miami Herald, and he has contributed to radio programs for CBC, NPR and the BBC.
He is a four-time published author, bringing long-form and international experience to his current real estate and housing beat.
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