Investor Home Purchases Hit Record, Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
Investors took the housing market by storm in the second quarter—buying up $49 billion worth of homes—as surging property prices and rental demand created opportunities
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Investors took the housing market by storm in the second quarter—buying up $49 billion worth of homes—as surging property prices and rental demand created opportunities
Cash is on the rise as affluent Americans benefit from a surging stock market and the flexibility to relocate to more affordable parts of the
The bidding-war rate remains higher than it was a year ago, but has dropped to 65% from its peak earlier this year. That’s partly because
39% of homes are in danger of burning in Utah—the country’s fastest growing state—compared with less than 10% in California, Washington and Oregon. In dollar

The year-over-year decline in iBuyer home purchases narrowed to 6% in the first quarter, when iBuyers snatched up 4,383 homes. The nation’s top iBuying companies
70% of home offers faced bidding wars in May, down from 74% in April. Still, competition remains far more intense than it was a year
Investors took the housing market by storm in the second quarter—buying up $49 billion worth of homes—as surging property prices and rental demand created opportunities
Cash is on the rise as affluent Americans benefit from a surging stock market and the flexibility to relocate to more affordable parts of the
The bidding-war rate remains higher than it was a year ago, but has dropped to 65% from its peak earlier this year. That’s partly because
39% of homes are in danger of burning in Utah—the country’s fastest growing state—compared with less than 10% in California, Washington and Oregon. In dollar

The year-over-year decline in iBuyer home purchases narrowed to 6% in the first quarter, when iBuyers snatched up 4,383 homes. The nation’s top iBuying companies
70% of home offers faced bidding wars in May, down from 74% in April. Still, competition remains far more intense than it was a year