Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area recorded 475 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 7,463 sales (6% of sales) across 237,735 single-family homes in 5 county-equivalents — 0.2 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 44% year over year (330 prior). Ranked #537 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Schoharie County at 0.3 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYmetro area · New York

🔥 #537 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

475

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.2

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+44%

330 → 475 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

475 of 7,463 recorded sales

Turnover

3.1%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

237,735

Where inside Albany-Schenectady-Troy? County by county

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Schoharie County30 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 11,205 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Schoharie County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Rensselaer County88 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 40,080 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
154	12180	Rensselaer County	32	0.3	9%	3.7%

Saratoga County151 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 72,370 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
112	12866	Saratoga County	60	0.5	13%	3.8%
216	12020	Saratoga County	16	0.2	5%	3.3%

Schenectady County82 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 39,275 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
151	12304	Schenectady County	19	0.4	9%	4.0%
210	12306	Schenectady County	16	0.2	5%	4.0%
215	12302	Schenectady County	15	0.2	4%	4.0%
221	12309	Schenectady County	15	0.1	4%	3.7%

Albany County124 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 74,805 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Albany County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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