Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Ankeny (50021), investors own about 369 tracked properties across 47 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $285,000. 67 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has slowed in 50021 — 67 purchases over 12 months versus about 198 the year before, off roughly 66%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.
Typical deal size in 50021 sits around $285,000. An average of $689,000 against that median means a handful of large purchases are skewing the mean. Use the median when you price, or you will aim high and lose the middle of the market.
Most capital here runs new construction — 74.3% of tracked activity. Capital aimed at new builds wants clean product. A distressed-property pitch has to work harder here than the headline buyer count suggests.
Investor-held stock here dates to a median of 2024. Just 4.6% was built before 1980, which keeps renovation scopes and disclosure burdens down.
Investor ownership in 50021 runs to roughly 369 properties, spread across 47 active buyers. At under 1.4 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 ZIP code, updated as new records land. They report what has already happened and are not a prediction or investment advice.