Key facts
- Investor home purchases in the U.S. were stable in 2025.
- Investor home purchase volume saw a slight increase in 2025.
- Investor home purchase share saw a slight increase in 2025.
- Overall home sales declined significantly in 2025.
- Small investors are increasingly dominating the market.
- Large institutional buyers are pulling back from the market.
Investor home purchase activity in the United States remained stable throughout 2025. This stability is marked by a slight increase in both the volume and share of homes bought by investors, occurring even as overall home sales experienced a significant decline. The data indicates a notable shift in the composition of the investor market, with small investors increasingly dominating transactions. Concurrently, large institutional buyers are observed to be pulling back from their previous levels of activity. This trend suggests a changing dynamic in the residential real estate sector, with smaller entities playing a more significant role in property acquisition.