Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Lower Swatara Township, investors own about 15 tracked properties across 9 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $630,000. 2 were acquired in the last 12 months.
The trend is downward: 2 purchases against 3 the prior year, a decline of about 33%. Deals take longer to place here, and sellers who price for last year's market will sit.
Most capital here runs buy & hold — 100.0% of tracked activity. Because these buyers underwrite to cash flow, a credible rent figure moves a deal further than a renovation estimate.
Within Lower Swatara, ZIP 17057 carries the heaviest investor activity — the obvious place to begin.
There are 9 buyers paying cash in Lower Swatara today, against a standing position of about 15 properties. Fewer than 0.2 purchases per buyer over the past year means buying is thinly spread, so breadth of outreach matters more than any one contact.
Investors here buy at a median of $630,000. With an average of $566,000, pricing is consistent across deals — few outliers in either direction.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this city and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.