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 ...