FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A new report from BatchData shows that about 18% of homes in the US are owned by investors.<\/p>\n
Rick Sharga of the CJ Patrick Company says he wasn’t surprised to see the number a little lower in California, at 17%.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never really believed the Internet meme about Wall Street gobbling up Main Street, and that was part of my motivation for working with BatchData to create this report,” he said.<\/p>\n
The report shows investors own 18% of all single-family homes in Fresno County and 23% of Tulare County homes are investor-owned, with Merced County a bit higher at 25%.<\/p>\n
“Over 90% of all single-family homes owned by investors are owned by mom-and-pop investorsm,” Sharga said. “These are people that own one to five properties, maybe 6 to 10 if they’re if they’re bigger there.”<\/p>\n
As we move to the foothill and mountain region of Mariposa County, 42% of homes there are owned by investors.<\/p>\n
“Where we have a sparsely populated county that relies very heavily on tourism, we see a lot of the properties in those markets. Sometimes, a majority of the properties in those markets are vacation homes,” Sharga said.<\/p>\n
Sharga says real estate investors might use this data to gauge opportunity, while buyers can get a sense of what they’re up against in a particular market.<\/p>\n
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