Investor purchase activity, drawn from the last 12 months of records.
Data last updated
In Des Moines (50313), investors own about 233 tracked properties across 48 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $100,000. 40 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has slowed in 50313 — 40 purchases over 12 months versus about 61 the year before, off roughly 34%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.
The median investor purchase lands near $100,000. The gap between that median and the $128,000 average is the story here — a few outsized trades, with the real volume well underneath them.
89.7% of tracked activity in 50313 is value-add / rehab. That favors sellers bringing renovation projects: the capital here is set up to take on work, not to avoid it.
Investor-held stock here dates to a median of 1922. With 89.7% built before 1980, expect pre-1978 disclosure obligations and aging mechanicals on most of what trades.
Across 50313, 48 active buyers account for approximately 233 investor-held properties. Fewer than 0.8 purchases per buyer over the past year means buying is thinly spread, so breadth of outreach matters more than any one contact.
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.