AP (8 July 2025) Investors snap up growing share of US homes as traditional buyers struggle to afford one

✓ 27% of homes sold in Q1 2025 were bought by investors
→ Highest investor share in at least five years, showing a shift in market dynamics.

✓ 265,000 homes purchased by investors in Q1 2025
→ A 1.2% increase from Q1 2024, despite the overall housing slowdown.

✓ Investor share averaged 18.5% from 2020–2023
→ This year’s 27% marks a sharp rise above the recent average.

✓ Investor purchases reached 1.2 million homes in 2024
→ Up from a yearly average of 1.1 million since 2020.

✓ 20% of the 86 million single-family homes are investor-owned
→ Roughly 17.2 million homes are owned by investors nationwide.

✓ Mom-and-pop investors (1–5 homes) own 85% of investor-held properties
→ Small-scale investors dominate the rental and second-home market.

✓ Mid-sized investors (6–10 homes) account for 5%
→ A small but notable portion of investor-owned inventory.

✓ Institutional investors (1,000+ homes) hold just 2.2%
→ Despite their visibility, large firms own a tiny fraction of the total.

✓ 6 out of 8 large investor firms sold more homes than they bought in Q2
→ Signs point to a pullback among big institutional players.

✓ Housing market remains sluggish since early 2022
→ Affordability issues from rising mortgage rates continue to sideline traditional buyers.

✓ 2023 home sales were the lowest in nearly 30 years
→ Market conditions have sharply reduced transaction volume.

✓ Investor activity underscores affordability crisis
→ As homebuyers are priced out, investors are stepping in to fill the gap.

Source: AP

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