19%
of homes sold were bought by investors
Investor share held near one in five home sales in the first quarter of 2026, even as overall investor purchases slowed.
SourceRedfin Investor Home Purchase ReportMay 28, 2026Market reference
2026 U.S. Real Estate Investor Statistics
Current market figures for real estate investors, wholesalers, writers and researchers. Each statistic links to its original source and publication date.
A quick view of the market around the deal.
Investor activity remains a meaningful part of the U.S. housing market, while cash transactions, inventory and foreclosure activity continue to shape what makes a transaction workable.
These figures are national indicators, not a forecast or a substitute for reviewing the property, contract, title process and local market conditions behind a specific deal. Source dates are shown because housing data changes quickly.
Investor activity and competition
Who is buying, and how buyers are paying.
Investor share and cash sales are useful context when you are assessing the competition around a purchase, resale or closing timeline.
7.8%
of active listings were investor-owned
Investors held the smallest share of U.S. home listings in five years during the first quarter of 2026.
SourceRedfin Investor Home Purchase ReportMay 28, 20264.06M
annualized existing-home sales
Existing-home sales in July 2026 ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million.
SourceNational Association of REALTORS Existing-Home Sales ReportAugust 11, 202626%
of existing-home sales were cash deals
Cash sales represented more than one in four existing-home transactions reported for July 2026.
SourceNational Association of REALTORS Existing-Home Sales ReportAugust 11, 2026Available supply and pricing
What the current for-sale market looks like.
Existing and new-home figures provide different views of the choices buyers and investors have in front of them.
1.54M
existing homes were listed for sale
July inventory represented a 4.6-month supply of unsold existing homes nationally.
SourceNational Association of REALTORS Existing-Home Sales ReportAugust 11, 20269.6 mo.
supply of new homes for sale
At the July 2026 sales pace, 488,000 new single-family homes for sale equaled 9.6 months of supply.
SourceU.S. Census Bureau and HUD New Residential SalesAugust 25, 2026$393,800
median new-home sale price
The median sales price for a new single-family house sold in July 2026 was $393,800.
SourceU.S. Census Bureau and HUD New Residential SalesAugust 25, 2026Foreclosure activity
Distress data is rising, but timing still matters.
Foreclosure figures show the scale and pace of recorded activity. A filing is not the same as a closed purchase opportunity.
227,548
properties had foreclosure filings
First-half 2026 filings were up 21% from the same period in 2025. ATTOM counts default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions.
SourceATTOM Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market ReportJuly 16, 2026563 days
average completed-foreclosure timeline
Properties foreclosed in the second quarter of 2026 had spent an average of 563 days in the foreclosure process, the shortest average since 2013.
SourceATTOM Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market ReportJuly 16, 2026Sources and methodology
How to use these figures.
The statistics above are taken directly from the named organizations' published reports. We use the latest available national release for each topic, retain the original reporting period and update this page when a key source publishes a newer release.
Redfin Investor Home Purchase ReportPublished May 28, 2026Read the original reportNational Association of REALTORS Existing-Home Sales ReportPublished August 11, 2026Read the original reportU.S. Census Bureau and HUD New Residential SalesPublished August 25, 2026Read the original reportATTOM Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market ReportPublished July 16, 2026Read the original report
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iFundwise. “2026 U.S. Real Estate Investor Statistics.” Updated August 25, 2026. Accessed from the source links above.
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