
Investors Are Buying Roughly Half as Many Homes as They Were a Year Ago
Investor home purchases fell a record 46% year over year in the fourth quarter. Investors bought 18% of homes that sold, down from 19% a
Sheharyar’s research focuses on better understanding the housing market for audiences inside and outside of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he created commercial real estate sale and rental price indices at the MIT Center for Real Estate. He has also done research on consumer decisions and behavioral biases in real estate pricing. Sheharyar holds a PhD from MIT in Urban and Real Estate Studies.

Investor home purchases fell a record 46% year over year in the fourth quarter. Investors bought 18% of homes that sold, down from 19% a

Young adults taking on a new lease are getting some relief as rental price growth slows, helping cool their personal inflation rates. Gen Z and

Recent homebuyers in certain places, like Sacramento and Phoenix, are at higher risk of falling underwater on their mortgage, while Florida homeowners are at even

Investors are pumping the brakes—especially in pandemic boomtowns including Phoenix and Las Vegas—as economic uncertainty and the prospect of falling home prices raise the risk

Chicago, Albany and Milwaukee are among the housing markets holding up better than others as the U.S. faces high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

Sun Belt cities including Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas attracted scores of house hunters during the pandemic, driving up home prices. Now their housing markets

Investor home purchases fell a record 46% year over year in the fourth quarter. Investors bought 18% of homes that sold, down from 19% a

Young adults taking on a new lease are getting some relief as rental price growth slows, helping cool their personal inflation rates. Gen Z and

Recent homebuyers in certain places, like Sacramento and Phoenix, are at higher risk of falling underwater on their mortgage, while Florida homeowners are at even

Investors are pumping the brakes—especially in pandemic boomtowns including Phoenix and Las Vegas—as economic uncertainty and the prospect of falling home prices raise the risk

Chicago, Albany and Milwaukee are among the housing markets holding up better than others as the U.S. faces high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

Sun Belt cities including Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas attracted scores of house hunters during the pandemic, driving up home prices. Now their housing markets