Institutional investor home sales dip in Florida, mirroring broader housing slowdown
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Nearly 6% of Florida houses sold in the first quarter of 2025 were bought by institutional investors, down from the 6.8% a year earlier, according to ATTOM, a real estate data firm.
Why it matters: Investors, who often compete with first-time buyers, have pulled back from the U.S. housing market in recent years.
Between the lines: Investors want to see strong population and job growth, solid rental yields, landlord-friendly regulations, affordability, and long-term appreciation potential, ATTOM CEO Rob Barber previously told Axios.
Zoom in: In the Miami-metro area, which includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, 4.5% of homes were sold to institutional investors in the same timeframe, down slightly from 4.8% one year prior.
The big picture: Institutional investor sales in Q1 fell to the lowest since 2020 nationwide — mirroring a broader housing slowdown — even as their share of total sales ticked up to 6.3% from 6.1% in the previous quarter, per ATTOM.