Market snapshot

Investor Activity in Gilbert, AZ

Recorded investor purchases and holdings over the past year.

Data last updated

In Gilbert, investors own about 2,938 tracked properties across 326 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $455,000. 636 were acquired in the last 12 months.

326
Active Cash Buyers
2,938
Investor-Owned Properties
636
Acquisitions (12 mo)
$455,000
Median Purchase Price

Acquisition Activity

Acquisitions (last 12 mo)636
Acquisitions (last 24 mo)1,535
Share acquired in last 12 mo21.6%
Average purchase price$1,535,000
New construction (30 days)0
New construction (60 days)1
New construction (90 days)2
New construction investments28
Gated contacts available682

Property Characteristics

Top property typeSingle Family Residential
Median building size (sqft)1,751
Average building size (sqft)1,941
Median year built2004
Average year built2005
Built before 19801.2%

Investment Strategy Mix

Buy & Hold94.2%
New Construction4.6%
Value-Add / Rehab1.2%

Hottest ZIP codes for investors

85296 · 18285298 · 13685297 · 125
Market read

What investors are doing in Gilbert

Buying has slowed in Gilbert — 636 purchases over 12 months versus about 899 the year before, off roughly 29%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.

The median investor purchase lands near $455,000. The gap between that median and the $1,535,000 average is the story here — a few outsized trades, with the real volume well underneath them.

94.2% of tracked activity in Gilbert is buy & hold. Hold strategies mean patient money: slower decisions, but the rent roll carries more weight than the flip math.

The median investor-owned home was built around 2004. At 1.2% pre-1980, this is comparatively new housing — lighter rehab, fewer legacy-systems surprises.

Activity is not spread evenly. ZIPs 85296, 85298 and 85297 are absorbing the most investor purchases in Gilbert, and they are the fastest place to start a buyer list before working outward through the rest of the city.

Investor ownership in Gilbert runs to roughly 2,938 properties, spread across 326 active buyers. At under 2.0 deals per buyer in 12 months, no small group controls this market; expect to work a longer list for the same volume.

These numbers come from recorded purchases in this city, updated as new records land. They report what has already happened and are not a prediction or investment advice.

Answers

Answers to the usual questions

How many investors are active in Gilbert?
There are 326 active investors owning 2,938 tracked properties in Gilbert.
What is the median investor purchase price in Gilbert?
The median investor purchase price is about $455,000 in Gilbert.
How active is the Gilbert investor market recently?
636 properties were acquired by investors in the last 12 months in Gilbert.
Is there recent new-construction investor activity in Gilbert?
2 new-construction homes were acquired by investors in Gilbert in the last 90 days.

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