[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3hvxu48fre02y":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},69002,"is-wall-street-really-buying-all-the-homes","Is Wall Street Really Buying All the Homes?","\u003Cp>Let’s be real – buying a home right now is tough.\u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20241114\u002F20241119-Is-Wall-Street-Really-Buying-All-the-Homes-original.png","\u003Cp>Let’s be real – \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F10\u002F18\u002Fwhy-buying-now-is-worth-it-infographic\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">buying\u003C\u002Fa> a home \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F11\u002F05\u002Fexpect-the-unexpected-anticipating-volatility-in-todays-housing-market\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">right now\u003C\u002Fa> is tough. You’re scrolling through listings, rushing to open houses, and maybe even losing out to more competitive offers. Somewhere along the way, you might’ve heard the reason it’s so hard to find a home is because big Wall Street investors are swooping in and snatching up everything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But here’s the thing: that’s mostly a myth. While investors are part of the market, according to \u003Cem>Redfin\u003C\u002Fem>, they’re a relatively small part:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20241114\u002F20241119-Investors-Only-Bought-1-in-6-Homes-Sold-in-Q2-original.png\">Here’s what that means. Five out of every six homes are being purchased by everyday homebuyers like you – not big investors.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, before you get discouraged, let’s take a look at what’s \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F10\u002F11\u002Fbuying-beats-renting-in-these-top-cities\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">really going on\u003C\u002Fa>. You might be surprised to learn that Wall Street isn’t the competition you may think it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Most Investors Are Small Mom-and-Pops\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Most investors aren’t the mega corporations you’ve probably heard about. In fact, many are your neighbors. A recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fintelligence\u002Fus-home-investors-decline-summer-2024\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">report\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem> shows most investors are small, mom-and-pop types who own fewer than 10 properties. They aren’t massive companies with endless resources. Picture your neighbor who has another home they’re renting out or a vacation getaway.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Only about 1% of the market is owned by large, mega investors with thousands of properties.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The majority are still owned by individuals and smaller investors – not the Wall Street giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Investor Purchases Are Declining\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Not only are most investors small, but overall investor purchases have been on the decline. As the same report from \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fintelligence\u002Fus-home-investors-decline-summer-2024\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">says\u003C\u002Fa>: \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Investors made 80,000 purchases in June 2024, compared with 112,000 in June 2023, and a nearly 50% percent drop from the high of 149,000 purchases in June 2021 . . .”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>And what does this mean going forward?\u003Cem> CoreLogic \u003C\u002Fem>goes on to point out this downward trend is expected to continue into 2025.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, if it seems like competition with investors is pushing you out of the market, it might help to know that investor activity is actually slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>The idea that Wall Street is buying up all the homes is largely a myth. Most investors are small ones, and the share of homes purchased by investors is declining – so you can take this one off your worry list.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you have \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F11\u002F01\u002Fqa-how-do-presidential-elections-impact-the-housing-market\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">questions\u003C\u002Fa> about the housing market, \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F10\u002F31\u002Fhow-real-estate-agents-take-the-fear-out-of-moving\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">let’s talk\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20241114\u002F20241119-Investors-Only-Bought-1-in-6-Homes-Sold-in-Q2-original.png",false,[17,21],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},325,"Economy","economy","2024-11-19T11:30:00Z","2024-11-19T11:30:04Z",{"id":28,"slug":29,"title":30,"featuredImage":31,"publishedAt":32,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},68910,"dont-let-these-two-concerns-hold-you-back-from-selling-your-house","Don’t Let These Two Concerns Hold You Back from Selling Your House","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20241114\u002F20241118--original.png","2024-11-18T11:30:00Z",{"id":34,"slug":35,"title":36,"featuredImage":37,"publishedAt":38,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},69302,"whats-behind-todays-mortgage-rate-volatility","What’s Behind Today’s Mortgage Rate Volatility?","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20241118\u002F20241120-What-s-Behind-Today-s-Mortgage-Rate-Volatility-original.png","2024-11-20T11:30:00Z",{"cover":40,"open":41,"shareSpread":42},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[44,48,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,138,142,146,150,154],{"id":45,"name":46,"slug":47},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":50,"name":51,"slug":52},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":54,"name":55,"slug":56},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":74,"name":75,"slug":76},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":78,"name":79,"slug":80},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":82,"name":83,"slug":84},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":86,"name":87,"slug":88},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":90,"name":91,"slug":92},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":94,"name":95,"slug":96},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":98,"name":99,"slug":100},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":102,"name":103,"slug":104},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":106,"name":107,"slug":108},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":110,"name":111,"slug":112},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":114,"name":115,"slug":116},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":118,"name":119,"slug":120},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":122,"name":123,"slug":124},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":126,"name":127,"slug":128},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":134,"name":135,"slug":136},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},{"id":139,"name":140,"slug":141},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":143,"name":144,"slug":145},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":147,"name":148,"slug":149},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":151,"name":152,"slug":153},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":155,"name":156,"slug":157},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]