Investor purchase activity, drawn from the last 12 months of records.
Data last updated
In North Carolina, investors own about 2,201 tracked properties across 107 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $175,000. 453 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Across North Carolina, 107 active buyers account for approximately 2,201 investor-held properties. That works out to about 4.2 deals per buyer in 12 months. Volume like that comes from professional operators rather than occasional purchasers, and a few names will dominate your pipeline.
Volume fell to 453 investor purchases over the last 12 months from about 576, down some 21%. Negotiating leverage has shifted toward whoever is still buying.
The median investor purchase lands near $175,000. An average of $196,000 that close to the median means one price band describes nearly the whole market.
The dominant play is buy & hold, at 46.4% of tracked activity. Buy-and-hold capital prices for yield rather than resale margin, so rent support matters more to these buyers than after-repair comps.
Investor-held stock here dates to a median of 1992. With 42.5% built before 1980, expect pre-1978 disclosure obligations and aging mechanicals on most of what trades.
Activity is not spread evenly. ZIPs 27406, 27405 and 27260 are absorbing the most investor purchases in North Carolina, and they are the fastest place to start a buyer list before working outward through the rest of the state.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this state and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.
Drill into a county for its own buyer pool, pricing and ZIP-level activity.