Charleston-North Charleston, SC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area recorded 1,266 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 13,459 sales (9% of sales) across 269,918 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 2% year over year (1,291 prior). Ranked #236 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Charleston County at 0.6 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Charleston-North Charleston, SCmetro area · South Carolina

🔥 #236 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,266

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-2%

1,291 → 1,266 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

1,266 of 13,459 recorded sales

Turnover

5.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

269,918

Where inside Charleston-North Charleston? County by county

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Charleston County796 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 133,363 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	29451	Charleston County	56	1.6	32%	5.1%
3	29403	Charleston County	54	1.4	24%	5.7%
6	29405	Charleston County	98	1.2	26%	4.6%
8	29401	Charleston County	21	1.0	16%	6.5%
12	29455	Charleston County	114	0.9	17%	5.2%
25	29407	Charleston County	66	0.6	16%	4.1%
27	29464	Charleston County	94	0.6	13%	4.6%
35	29406	Charleston County	31	0.5	14%	3.7%
41	29412	Charleston County	62	0.5	11%	4.2%
70	29456	Charleston County	34	0.3	8%	4.2%

Berkeley County305 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 76,435 homes6 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
7	29450	Berkeley County	17	1.1	15%	7.6%
38	29445	Berkeley County	88	0.5	12%	4.2%
40	29492	Berkeley County	31	0.5	6%	7.2%
44	29486	Berkeley County	101	0.4	4%	10.8%
54	29410	Berkeley County	23	0.4	9%	4.3%
105	29461	Berkeley County	35	0.2	4%	5.6%

Dorchester County165 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 60,120 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
59	29420	Dorchester County	26	0.4	9%	4.0%
88	29485	Dorchester County	60	0.3	6%	4.7%
101	29483	Dorchester County	51	0.2	6%	4.1%

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