Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Tacoma (98444), investors own about 14 tracked properties across 8 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $247,000. 3 were acquired in the last 12 months.
The trend is upward: 3 purchases this year against 2 last, about 50% more. Expect contracts to move faster and price expectations to firm up.
The dominant play is value-add / rehab, at 50.0% 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 1977. With 50.0% built before 1980, expect pre-1978 disclosure obligations and aging mechanicals on most of what trades.
Investor ownership in 98444 runs to roughly 14 properties, spread across 8 active buyers. Averaging below 0.4 purchases per buyer last year, this is a wide, shallow pool — a numbers game where reach beats depth.
Investors here buy at a median of $247,000. With an average of $278,000, pricing is consistent across deals — few outliers in either direction.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.