Investor Home Purchases Drop 30% as Rising Rates, High Prices Cool Housing Market

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Investor buying of homes dropped 30% in the third quarter, hurt by a rise in borrowing rates and high home prices

Buying activity by companies fell in line with the decline in overall home sales amid higher borrowing costs

Housing is one of the most weighted categories when tracking inflation, but it’s also one of the most complicated to measure. WSJ’s David Harrison explains how the shelter index is calculated, and why it can muddy the inflation outlook for the Fed. Illustration: Laura KammermannInvestor buying of homes tumbled 30% in the third quarter, a sign that the rise inand high home prices that pushed traditional buyers to the sidelines are causing these firms to pull back, too.

Companies bought around 66,000 homes in the 40 markets tracked by real-estate brokerage Redfin during the third quarter, compared with 94,000 homes during the same quarter a year ago. The percentage decline in investor purchases was the largest in a quarter since the subprime crisis, save for the second quarter of 2020 when the pandemic shut down most home buying.

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What goes up, must come down (usually).

Finally the greedy hoarders are getting full?

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