In Q2 2025, investors bought 33% of single-family homes, a five-year high. This is partly due to weak overall sales. Small “mom-and-pop” investors (1-5 properties) dominate the market, owning 87% of investor-held homes. The largest institutional investors own just 2% and have been net sellers for six straight quarters. Investors focus on lower-priced homes, paying an average of $455,481.
Phoenix, AZ September 29, 2025 –(PR.com)– Housing Affordability Crisis Pushes Investor Home Purchases to 33%—but Data Reveals Surprising Truths About Who’s Really Buying.
Mom-and-Pop Landlords, Not Wall Street, Dominate Record Market Share.
Large Institutional Investors Exit for Sixth Straight Quarter While Small Investors Fill Critical Liquidity Gap.
Real estate investors captured a record 33% of all U.S. home purchases in Q2 2025, but the surge tells a dramatically different story than commonly assumed, according to the Q2 2025 Investor Pulse™ Report from BatchData. Rather than institutional investors flooding the market, the data reveals small “mom-and-pop” landlords stepping in to provide critical market liquidity as mortgage rates averaging 6.7% pushed traditional homebuyers to the sidelines.
“The headline number is striking, but the real story is why investor shares hit record levels,” said BatchData Co-Founder and President Ivo Draginov. “This isn’t about investors outcompeting families, it’s about investors becoming the only buyers left standing when mortgage rates effectively doubled monthly payments and priced out …