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Investors snap up growing share of US homes as traditional buyers struggle to afford one

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – Investor purchases reached a five-year high of 27% in early 2025 as rising mortgage rates and high prices limit traditional buyers, reshaping U.S. housing market dynamics.

  • In early 2025, U.S. real estate investors captured nearly 27% of home sales, the highest in five years, amid rising prices and high mortgage costs, according to BatchData.
  • Rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates since early 2022 have priced out many traditional buyers, driving increased investor market share.
  • BatchData reports investors purchased 265,000 homes in early 2025, up 1.2% year-over-year, with mom-and-pop investors holding 85% of investor-owned properties.
  • As a result, investor-owned homes make up about 20% of U.S. single-family homes, with sales slowing and large firms selling more than they buy, reducing market availability.
  • More broadly, investors purchased 1.2 million homes in 2024, surpassing the 2020–23 average of 1.1 million, amid a persistent sales slump to a 30-year low.
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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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