Investors Remain Active in the Single-Family Housing Market 

According to the WSJ, investors – particularly small investors, who own fewer than 100 properties – continue to purchase single-family homes while prospective borrowers remain locked-out of the market due to elevated home prices and high interest rates. Recent trends illustrate that smaller investors are more active in the market than larger institutional investors – with small investors making up 25 percent of home purchases and large investors accounting for 5 percent in the first half of 2024, according to data from Cotality. Builders are offering discounts and incentives to investors to burn off some of the excess inventory. 

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