What cash buyers have been doing here in the last 12 months.
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In Upper Arlington, investors own about 1,182 tracked properties across 35 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $156,000. 43 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has picked up in Upper Arlington. The last 12 months brought 43 investor purchases versus about 25 the year prior — an increase of roughly 72%, which means more bidders on the same contracts.
Across Upper Arlington, 35 active buyers account for approximately 1,182 investor-held properties. At under 1.2 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 $156,000. Because the average runs to $196,000, this market has two populations: a broad base near the median and a thin band of much larger deals.
The dominant play is value-add / rehab, at 72.2% of tracked activity. Rehab-oriented money rewards deals other buyers pass on, so condition matters less here than margin.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1961. 72.2% of the stock is pre-1980 — budget for older wiring, plumbing and the paperwork that comes with it.
Deal flow clusters in 43221, 43220 and 43212. Those ZIPs lead Upper Arlington on investor purchases, so they repay attention first before working outward through the rest of the city.
All figures above reflect recorded transactions in this city and update as records are processed. Past activity only — nothing here is a forecast or investment advice.