Market snapshot

Dallas County, TX Investor Market Snapshot

Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.

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In Dallas County, investors own about 29,086 tracked properties across 2,705 active buyers. 6,146 were acquired in the last 12 months.

2,705
Active Cash Buyers
29,086
Investor-Owned Properties
6,146
Acquisitions (12 mo)

Acquisition Activity

Acquisitions (last 12 mo)6,146
Acquisitions (last 24 mo)11,997
Share acquired in last 12 mo21.1%
New construction (30 days)1
New construction (60 days)1
New construction (90 days)3
New construction investments7,740
Gated contacts available11,498

Property Characteristics

Top property typeSingle Family Residential
Median bedrooms3
Median baths2
Median building size (sqft)1,607
Average building size (sqft)1,828
Median year built1986
Average year built1987
Built before 198034.7%

Investment Strategy Mix

Buy & Hold54.3%
Value-Add / Rehab34.7%
New Construction11.0%

Hottest ZIP codes for investors

Unknown · 413Unknown · 41275216 · 194
Market read

What the Dallas County numbers mean

Dallas County has 2,705 active cash buyers holding roughly 29,086 properties. Over the last 12 months they averaged under 2.3 purchases each, so the buyer pool is broad rather than concentrated: more names to work, with fewer deals riding on any single relationship.

Acquisition pace is steady. Investors bought 6,146 properties in the last 12 months, close to the 5,851 they bought the year before, so the buyer pool here has held its footing rather than swinging with the headlines.

The dominant play is buy & hold, at 54.3% 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.

The median investor-owned home was built around 1986. Only about 34.7% predates 1980, so the stock skews newer and rehab scopes tend to be lighter.

Activity is not spread evenly. ZIP Unknown, Unknown and 75216 are absorbing the most investor purchases in Dallas County, and they are the fastest place to start if you are building a buyer list from scratch before working outward through the rest of the county.

Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this county and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investors are active in Dallas County?
There are 2,705 active investors owning 29,086 tracked properties in Dallas County.
How active is the Dallas County investor market recently?
6,146 properties were acquired by investors in the last 12 months in Dallas County.
Is there recent new-construction investor activity in Dallas County?
3 new-construction homes were acquired by investors in Dallas County in the last 90 days.

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