Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Tacoma, investors own about 380 tracked properties across 55 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $307,000. 82 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Investors bought 82 properties here over 12 months, up roughly 30% from about 63 a year earlier. Rising volume usually means capital returning to the market rather than leaving it.
Investor-held stock here dates to a median of 1949. With 79.7% built before 1980, expect pre-1978 disclosure obligations and aging mechanicals on most of what trades.
Within Tacoma, 98404, 98405 and 98418 see the heaviest investor activity — start there before working outward through the rest of the city.
Across Tacoma, 55 active buyers account for approximately 380 investor-held properties. At under 1.5 deals per buyer in 12 months, no small group controls this market; expect to work a longer list for the same volume.
Investors here buy at a median of $307,000. With an average of $368,000, pricing is consistent across deals — few outliers in either direction.
Most capital here runs value-add / rehab — 79.7% of tracked activity. Rehab-oriented money rewards deals other buyers pass on, so condition matters less here than margin.
Counts and prices here are drawn from recorded investor purchases in this city and refresh with new records. They are a record of past activity, not a forecast or investment advice.