"The investor share of home purchases rose from 33% in Q3 2025 and was up more than 8 percentage points from a year earlier. As a result, investors now own about 18% of the nation's 86 million single-family homes, the report found. Two seemingly incongruous trends continue to show themselves, said Ivo Draginov, BatchData's co-founder and president. While the percentage of homes purchased by investors rose to a five-year high, the actual number of homes purchased was 23,000 fewer than a year ago."
"Small-scale investors continue to dominate the market, the company found. Owners of one to five properties control nearly 92% of all investor-owned single-family homes, while those owning six to 10 properties hold about 4%. Institutional investors with portfolios of 1,000 or more homes, meanwhile, only account for 2% of the market. The third quarter marked the seventh straight quarter in which institutional investors sold more homes (5,798) than they bought (4,663)."
"Investor ownership is concentrated in a handful of states. Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia together account for about one-third of all investor-owned single-family homes nationwide. Texas leads with about 1.4 million homes, followed by California with 1.2 million and Florida with 1 million. Several states exceed the 18% national average for investor ownership, including North Carolina at 25%, Georgia at 19% and Texas at 18.2%."
Investor purchases accounted for 33% of home purchases in Q3 2025, rising more than eight percentage points year-over-year. Investors now own roughly 18% of the country's 86 million single-family homes. The higher investor share coincided with 23,000 fewer investor purchases versus a year earlier, suggesting traditional homeowners retreated from the market. Small-scale investors dominate, with owners of one to five properties holding nearly 92% of investor-owned single-family homes; owners of six to 10 properties hold about 4%, and portfolios of 1,000+ homes represent only 2%. Institutional investors sold more than they bought for a seventh straight quarter. Investor ownership is geographically concentrated, led by Texas, California and Florida, and shows especially high shares in certain tourist-driven states and Southeastern metros.
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