Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Des Moines (50310), investors own about 187 tracked properties across 57 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $135,000. 45 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Strategy here skews to value-add / rehab, which accounts for 92.5% of tracked deals. Rehab-oriented money rewards deals other buyers pass on, so condition matters less here than margin.
Typical deal size in 50310 sits around $135,000. The average of $136,000 is close behind, so purchases cluster in a fairly tight band rather than splitting into price tiers.
Investor-held stock here dates to a median of 1950. With 92.5% built before 1980, expect pre-1978 disclosure obligations and aging mechanicals on most of what trades.
There are 57 buyers paying cash in 50310 today, against a standing position of about 187 properties. At under 0.8 deals per buyer in 12 months, no small group controls this market; expect to work a longer list for the same volume.
Investors bought 45 properties here over 12 months, up roughly 10% from about 41 a year earlier. Rising volume usually means capital returning to the market rather than leaving it.
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.