{"id":85863,"date":"2026-05-27T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=85863"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:18:41","slug":"all-cash-homebuyers-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/all-cash-homebuyers-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"29% of U.S. Homebuyers Paid Cash in March\u2013the Lowest Share For That Month Since 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With hundreds of thousands more home sellers than buyers in the market, fewer house hunters feel inclined to make cash offers to stand out in bidding wars. Economic uncertainty is also encouraging buyers to hold onto cash and finance home purchases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just under three in 10 (28.8%) U.S. homebuyers paid in all cash in March, down from 29.8% a year earlier. That\u2019s tied with 2021 for the lowest March share since 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-jlzWM\" style=\"min-height: 421px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/jlzWM\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-jlzWM\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/jlzWM\/full.png\" alt=\"All-Cash Purchases Declining in Buyer-Friendly Market (Line chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data in this report is from a Redfin analysis of county records across 40 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. March 2026 is the most recent month for which data is available. An all-cash purchase is one in which there is no mortgage loan information on the deed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prevalence of all-cash home purchases peaked at nearly 35% in 2023 because mortgage rates hit a two-decade high of almost 8% during that time. Buyers who could afford to were inclined to pay in cash to avoid sky-high monthly mortgage payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Now, the share of homebuyers paying in cash is declining because market conditions have shifted. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While mortgage rates remain elevated well above pre- and mid-pandemic levels, they eased to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?g=1bnGA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.18%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in March from recent highs of 7% or above. For homebuyers, that reduces the incentive to avoid financing altogether by making all-cash purchases. At the same time, the housing market is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-april-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buyer-friendly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013with many more sellers than buyers\u2013in most of the country, meaning house hunters don\u2019t need to use all-cash offers to stand out in bidding wars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Widespread economic uncertainty\u2013including concerns about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/weekly-economic-update-may-26-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran war<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, rising oil prices, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/cpi-april-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inflation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and recession jitters\u2013is also playing a role. When the economy is topsy turvy, even affluent buyers who can afford to pay cash may be inclined to preserve money in savings accounts or other investments rather than tie it up in a home. Some buyers are opting to finance their purchase to keep cash on hand in case of emergency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-cash purchases becoming less prevalent can be good news for typical house hunters because it eases a bit of competition from wealthier buyers. Cash buyers often have an edge because sellers see their offers as faster and less risky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCash buyers have retreated,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/beth-behling\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beth Behling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Redfin Premier agent in Chicago. \u201cBuyers are feeling jittery about the economy, and it\u2019s not financially comfortable to drop a huge chunk of money into a home; they may prefer to have more cash on hand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even for those who can afford to buy a home in cash, there can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/personal-finance\/111214\/buying-home-cash-vs-mortgage.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">financial advantages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to taking out a mortgage. A homebuyer may choose to take out a home loan and invest cash in another investment with potentially higher returns, like the stock market, which can make financial sense if investment gains outpage mortgage rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cash Purchases Are Most Common in Affordable Metros and Places That Attract Affluent Retirees<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-cash purchases were most prevalent in Cleveland and West Palm Beach, FL, where more than half (51.1% each) of all\u00a0 March home purchases were made in cash. Next came Detroit, where 45.8% of purchases were made in cash, Riverside, CA (38.1%) and Fort Lauderdale, FL (38%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-cash purchases are common in places like West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale because they attract a lot of affluent retirees and second-home buyers. In places like Cleveland and Detroit, relatively low home prices play a role: Investors and regular homebuyers can more easily afford to buy homes outright in lower-cost markets. Additionally, Cleveland is one of just a few metros that\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-april-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not a buyer\u2019s market<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning there\u2019s competition among buyers that may incentivize cash offers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">least <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevalent on the West Coast. In Seattle, 17.6% of home purchases were made in cash in March, the smallest share of the metros we analyzed. Next come four California metros: Oakland (18.4%), Sacramento (19.9%), Los Angeles (20.5%) and San Diego (20.7%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even affluent buyers often choose to finance at least part of their purchase in expensive markets like Seattle and Los Angeles because paying cash can require several million dollars. That limits the pool of buyers who can realistically buy a home outright.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>Metro-Level Summary: All-Cash Home Purchases<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data below is from March 2026, the most recent month for which data is available. It covers 40 of the most populous U.S. metro areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes bought in cash<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes bought in cash, year-over-year change (in percentage points)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaheim, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newark, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oakland, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phoenix, AZ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portland, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providence, RI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverside, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Diego, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle, WA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warren, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, DC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 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Economic uncertainty is also encouraging buyers to hold onto cash and finance home purchases.\u00a0 Just under three in 10 (28.8%) U.S. homebuyers paid in all cash in March, 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