Volumes of investor-owned properties reported in 2025 surged, according to BatchData
- Alexangel Ventura
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
In the first three months of 2025, a bigger share of real estate investor-owned homes across the United States to its highest share in at minimum five years, according to BatchData.
According to the data from real estate analyst BatchData, 27% of homes sold in early 2025 (first three months) were bought by real estate investors, reflecting a dramatically falling trend of homeownership by regular consumers. This was the highest investor-owned margin in at least five years.
This is a higher percentage than the roughly 18.5% average rate of investor ownership of properties between 2020 and 2023.
Quantitatively, investors bought up over 265,000 homes in the three-month span of January to March of 2025, a subtle but still relevant increase of 1.2% from the same period in the year prior, according to BatchData.
The same real estate firm reported that in 2024, investors bought a total of 1.2 million homes, up from 1.1 million average from 2020 to 2023.
Investors are eating up a growing share of the real estate market as homes are becoming less affordable for regular consumers. While incomes have largely stagnated or marginally increased, the prices of homes have increased due to lower supply (as investors eat it up), not enough construction for new properties, rising inflation, and higher construction costs.
In addition, mortgage rates have risen due to stagnant interest rates, economic growth, and inflation.
In May, the CPI index rose 0.1%, showing increasing inflation. In addition, oil prices today have reached a two-week high, and a local maximum as Iran trade pressures continue post-ceasefire (Hormuz Strait).
However, larger institutional firms like American Homes 4 Rent are hinting of scaling back ownership. This means that while organized real estate firms are cutting ownership, individual investors are obtaining a greater share in substitution.
