What cash buyers have been doing here in the last 12 months.
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In Des Moines (50312), investors own about 61 tracked properties across 34 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $130,000. 10 were acquired in the last 12 months.
34
Active Cash Buyers
61
Investor-Owned Properties
10
Acquisitions (12 mo)
$130,000
Median Purchase Price
Acquisition Activity
Acquisitions (last 12 mo)10
Acquisitions (last 24 mo)26
Share acquired in last 12 mo16.4%
Average purchase price$127,000
New construction (30 days)0
New construction (60 days)0
New construction (90 days)0
New construction investments60
Gated contacts available44
Property Characteristics
Top property typeSingle Family Residential
Most common bed / bath2 bd / 1 ba
Median bedrooms2
Median baths1
Median building size (sqft)1,242
Average building size (sqft)1,440
Median year built1921
Average year built1924
Built before 198098.4%
Investment Strategy Mix
Value-Add / Rehab98.4%
Buy & Hold1.6%
New Construction0.0%
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Market read
How 50312 actually trades
Volume fell to 10 investor purchases over the last 12 months from about 16, down some 38%. Negotiating leverage has shifted toward whoever is still buying.
50312 has 34 active cash buyers holding roughly 61 properties. At under 0.3 deals per buyer in 12 months, no small group controls this market; expect to work a longer list for the same volume.
Half of investor purchases here close below $130,000. Average and median nearly agree here ($127,000), which makes comps unusually reliable.
98.4% of tracked activity in 50312 is value-add / rehab. That favors sellers bringing renovation projects: the capital here is set up to take on work, not to avoid it.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1921. About 98.4% predates 1980, so lead-paint disclosure, older systems and heavier rehab budgets are normal here.
All figures above reflect recorded transactions in this ZIP code and update as records are processed. Past activity only — nothing here is a forecast or investment advice.