Asheville, NC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Asheville, NC metropolitan area recorded 615 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 6,265 sales (10% of sales) across 171,667 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 36% year over year (451 prior). Ranked #368 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Madison County at 0.4 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Asheville, NCmetro area · North Carolina

🔥 #368 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

615

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+36%

451 → 615 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

10%

615 of 6,265 recorded sales

Turnover

3.6%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

171,667

Where inside Asheville? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Madison County24 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 5,431 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Madison 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.

Haywood County121 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 31,332 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
126	28716	Haywood County	39	0.5	15%	3.3%
204	28786	Haywood County	35	0.4	11%	3.3%
214	28721	Haywood County	16	0.3	11%	3.2%

Buncombe County311 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 84,171 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
106	28801	Buncombe County	16	0.5	15%	3.6%
122	28778	Buncombe County	17	0.5	18%	2.8%
138	28806	Buncombe County	62	0.5	12%	3.8%
144	28730	Buncombe County	18	0.4	15%	3.0%
152	28711	Buncombe County	27	0.4	12%	3.7%
161	28804	Buncombe County	35	0.4	12%	3.6%
199	28704	Buncombe County	23	0.4	9%	3.9%
201	28805	Buncombe County	22	0.4	9%	4.1%
203	28803	Buncombe County	32	0.4	9%	4.0%
240	28787	Buncombe County	25	0.3	9%	3.3%

Henderson County159 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 50,733 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
167	28732	Henderson County	30	0.4	8%	5.0%
207	28791	Henderson County	22	0.4	8%	4.4%
219	28792	Henderson County	45	0.3	9%	3.6%
262	28739	Henderson County	27	0.3	7%	4.0%

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