Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Phoenix (85042), investors own about 400 tracked properties across 106 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $398,000. 56 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has slowed in 85042 — 56 purchases over 12 months versus about 133 the year before, off roughly 58%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.
Most capital here runs buy & hold — 58.8% of tracked activity. Because these buyers underwrite to cash flow, a credible rent figure moves a deal further than a renovation estimate.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1996. Just 33.7% was built before 1980, which keeps renovation scopes and disclosure burdens down.
There are 106 buyers paying cash in 85042 today, against a standing position of about 400 properties. Averaging below 0.5 purchases per buyer last year, this is a wide, shallow pool — a numbers game where reach beats depth.
The median investor purchase lands near $398,000. The gap between that median and the $5,389,000 average is the story here — a few outsized trades, with the real volume well underneath them.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.