- Overall investor activity
- Investor share of single-family home purchases across Phoenix Metro remained relatively stable year-over-year in 2025.
- No Valley-wide surge in investor buying compared to 2024. How investors impact first-time…
- Investor activity by price range
- In 2025, investors accounted for ~32% of all purchases in the $0–$300,000 range across Phoenix Metro.
- This was the second-highest level on record, behind 2024. How investors impact first-time…
- East Valley city trends
- Tempe and Scottsdale recorded the highest investor shares in eastern Maricopa County.
- Mesa and Chandler saw investor share decline year-over-year.
- Gilbert and Queen Creek posted modest increases, from lower baselines. How investors impact first-time…
- October 2025 snapshot
- Scottsdale
- Investors made up ~20% of all home sales.
- Investor share increased 4% year-over-year.
- Sales volume rose 15%, while median prices increased 3%.
- Tempe
- Highest investor share among East Valley cities in October 2025. How investors impact first-time…
- Scottsdale
- Cash purchases under $300,000 (2025)
- Scottsdale: 54% of under-$300K sales were cash (highest recorded since at least 2011).
- Gilbert: 46% cash.
- Mesa: ~41% cash.
- Chandler: ~37% cash (highest ever for this price segment).
- Queen Creek: 14% cash (7 total transactions). How investors impact first-time…
- Countywide cash markets
- Fountain Hills: 47% cash purchases.
- Paradise Valley: 46% cash purchases.