Small investors make gains as institutional homebuyers retreat

Small Investors’ Share of Investor Home Purchases Hits 15-Year High: Report

Mega-investors sold nearly 2,500 more homes than they bought in the first half of 2026, down from a 2021 peak of nearly 50,000 more bought than sold.

Small Investors Claim Largest Share of Home Purchases in 15 Years as Institutional Buyers Retreat

Small real estate investors accounted for a record 66.2% of investor home purchases during the first half of 2026, while major institutional investors sold more ... The post Small Investors Claim Largest Share of Home Purchases in 15 Years as Institutional Buyers Retreat first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Small investors make gains as institutional homebuyers retreat

Small investors accounted for 66.2% of investor purchases in the first half of 2026, their highest share in at least 15 years.

Investor Homebuying Slows, Small Buyers Claim Biggest Share In 15 Years

Small investors accounted for nearly two-thirds of investor home purchases in the first half of 2026 — and were considerably less likely than the biggest buyers to pay cash, making them a key customer base for originators pursuing investment-property business.Small investors purchased roughly 148,000 homes and represented 66.2% of investor acquisitions, their highest share in at least 15 years, according to Realtor.com’s latest Investor Report, …

Smaller Investors Take Over Market Following Trump ‘Ban’ on Institutional Investors

In the months following President Donald Trump’s executive order cracking down on institutional investors buying single-family homes, the state of real estate investing in the U.S. has taken a definite shift.  First, investors began to pull out of the market, with Redfin reporting in June that investor home purchases dropped 6% year-over-year in Q1 2026…