Market snapshot

Highlands County, FL Investor Market Snapshot

Recorded investor purchases and holdings over the past year.

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In Highlands County, investors own about 7,919 tracked properties across 302 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $117,000. 2,876 were acquired in the last 12 months.

302
Active Cash Buyers
7,919
Investor-Owned Properties
2,876
Acquisitions (12 mo)
$117,000
Median Purchase Price

Acquisition Activity

Acquisitions (last 12 mo)2,876
Acquisitions (last 24 mo)4,271
Share acquired in last 12 mo36.3%
Average purchase price$404,000
New construction (30 days)0
New construction (60 days)0
New construction (90 days)0
New construction investments0
Gated contacts available664

Property Characteristics

Top property typeResidential Vacant Land

Investment Strategy Mix

Buy & Hold100.0%
New Construction0.0%
Value-Add / Rehab0.0%

Hottest ZIP codes for investors

33872 · 1,99333852 · 42333825 · 136
Market read

What investors are doing in Highlands County

Buying has picked up in Highlands County. The last 12 months brought 2,876 investor purchases versus about 1,395 the year prior — an increase of roughly 106%, which means more bidders on the same contracts.

Within Highlands County, 33872, 33852 and 33825 see the heaviest investor activity — start there before working outward through the rest of the county.

Investor ownership in Highlands County runs to roughly 7,919 properties, spread across 302 active buyers. At roughly 9.5 purchases each over the past year, this is a concentrated pool: a handful of operators are doing the bulk of the buying, so relationships matter more than list size.

Half of investor purchases here close below $117,000. Because the average runs to $404,000, this market has two populations: a broad base near the median and a thin band of much larger deals.

The dominant play is buy & hold, at 100.0% of tracked activity. Hold strategies mean patient money: slower decisions, but the rent roll carries more weight than the flip math.

Counts and prices here are drawn from recorded investor purchases in this county and refresh with new records. They are a record of past activity, not a forecast or investment advice.

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Common questions

How many investors are active in Highlands County?
There are 302 active investors owning 7,919 tracked properties in Highlands County.
What is the median investor purchase price in Highlands County?
The median investor purchase price is about $117,000 in Highlands County.
How active is the Highlands County investor market recently?
2,876 properties were acquired by investors in the last 12 months in Highlands County.
Is there recent new-construction investor activity in Highlands County?
0 new-construction homes were acquired by investors in Highlands County in the last 90 days.

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