
Investor Home Purchases Slump 17% From Pandemic Peak as Interest Rates Rise
Surging borrowing costs and home prices prompted real estate investors to pump the brakes in the first quarter. Many are hoping prices will drop so
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.

Surging borrowing costs and home prices prompted real estate investors to pump the brakes in the first quarter. Many are hoping prices will drop so

Rental and home-sale prices increased more than 25% year over year in April in four of the five most popular second-home destinations: Phoenix, Cape Coral,

The typical high-fire-risk home sold for $550,500 in April, while the typical low-risk home sold for $431,300. That’s the biggest premium since at least 2017.

The 10 metros building the most single-family homes are all located in the Sun Belt, where home prices have skyrocketed as people move in from

The two Sun Belt states—which have gained more residents than any other state during the pandemic—are getting hit hardest by FEMA’s price hikes. By comparison,

Investors bought 18.4% of the U.S. homes that were purchased in the fourth quarter, a record high. Investor demand is stronger than ever as home

Surging borrowing costs and home prices prompted real estate investors to pump the brakes in the first quarter. Many are hoping prices will drop so

Rental and home-sale prices increased more than 25% year over year in April in four of the five most popular second-home destinations: Phoenix, Cape Coral,

The typical high-fire-risk home sold for $550,500 in April, while the typical low-risk home sold for $431,300. That’s the biggest premium since at least 2017.

The 10 metros building the most single-family homes are all located in the Sun Belt, where home prices have skyrocketed as people move in from

The two Sun Belt states—which have gained more residents than any other state during the pandemic—are getting hit hardest by FEMA’s price hikes. By comparison,

Investors bought 18.4% of the U.S. homes that were purchased in the fourth quarter, a record high. Investor demand is stronger than ever as home