Birmingham-Hoover, AL investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Birmingham-Hoover, AL metropolitan area recorded 2,994 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 18,912 sales (16% of sales) across 382,286 single-family homes in 6 county-equivalents — 0.8 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 7% year over year (2,804 prior). Ranked #59 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Jefferson County at 1.0 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Birmingham-Hoover, ALmetro area · Alabama

🔥 #59 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

2,994

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.8

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+7%

2,804 → 2,994 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

16%

2,994 of 18,912 recorded sales

Turnover

4.9%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

382,286

Where inside Birmingham-Hoover? County by county

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Jefferson County2,266 investor purchases · 1.0 per 100 homes · 20% of sales · 230,590 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	35208	Jefferson County	138	2.4	53%	4.5%
3	35228	Jefferson County	92	2.2	50%	4.4%
4	35206	Jefferson County	132	2.1	38%	5.5%
5	35234	Jefferson County	30	2.0	48%	4.3%
7	35218	Jefferson County	48	1.9	56%	3.4%
15	35224	Jefferson County	43	1.6	48%	3.3%
17	35212	Jefferson County	51	1.5	31%	4.9%
19	35211	Jefferson County	137	1.5	37%	4.1%
20	35215	Jefferson County	208	1.5	29%	5.1%
24	35064	Jefferson County	54	1.4	43%	3.3%

St. Clair County212 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 30,525 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
23	35120	St. Clair County	94	1.5	27%	5.5%
63	35125	St. Clair County	28	0.8	17%	4.6%
91	35146	St. Clair County	29	0.6	11%	5.5%
102	35004	St. Clair County	24	0.6	10%	5.5%
151	35128	St. Clair County	16	0.4	8%	4.9%

Shelby County387 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 85,835 homes9 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
54	35115	Shelby County	42	0.9	20%	4.5%
64	35114	Shelby County	18	0.8	14%	5.6%
80	35043	Shelby County	37	0.7	11%	6.0%
81	35040	Shelby County	50	0.7	13%	5.3%
111	35124	Shelby County	50	0.5	9%	5.6%
112	35080	Shelby County	39	0.5	10%	5.4%
128	35007	Shelby County	44	0.5	10%	4.6%
165	35244	Shelby County	35	0.3	5%	6.1%
170	35242	Shelby County	42	0.2	4%	5.8%

Chilton County59 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 13,703 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
134	35045	Chilton County	23	0.5	11%	4.3%

Blount County56 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 16,001 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
130	35079	Blount County	16	0.5	12%	3.9%
135	35121	Blount County	24	0.5	11%	4.1%

Bibb County14 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 5,632 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Bibb 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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