Investors own more than half of all the houses in seven California counties. That’s one eye-catching nugget from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of data on investor activity across the nation ...

However, investors still grow their California portfolios. They added 143,747 houses since 2020, an 11% jump – by buying 358,092 houses while selling 214,345. Not so golden ...

As of March, BatchData found 637,314 local single-family houses owned by investors, or 17% of the Southern California market. Statewide, 19% of houses are owned by investors. Nationally, it’s 20%.

Investors own more than half of all the houses in seven California counties. That’s one eye-catching nugget from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of data on investor activity across the nation from ...

The rest is divvied up this way: Owners of six to 10 houses control 4% of California investment houses. Investors with 11 to 50 houses own 3% of this Golden State housing group. And 51 or more?