Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area recorded 5,905 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 39,167 sales (15% of sales) across 891,308 single-family homes in 11 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 4% year over year (5,676 prior). Ranked #106 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Mecklenburg County at 0.9 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCmetro area · North Carolina + South Carolina

🔥 #106 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

5,905

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+4%

5,676 → 5,905 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

15%

5,905 of 39,167 recorded sales

Turnover

4.4%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

891,308

Where inside Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia? 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.

Mecklenburg County, NC3,185 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 364,132 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	28206	Mecklenburg County	172	4.5	50%	9.0%
3	28212	Mecklenburg County	135	1.8	37%	4.7%
4	28208	Mecklenburg County	225	1.7	29%	5.9%
6	28216	Mecklenburg County	347	1.6	30%	5.2%
10	28213	Mecklenburg County	178	1.4	29%	4.8%
15	28211	Mecklenburg County	118	1.3	24%	5.4%
19	28209	Mecklenburg County	72	1.2	19%	6.2%
24	28205	Mecklenburg County	158	1.1	18%	5.9%
29	28217	Mecklenburg County	73	1.0	21%	5.0%
39	28214	Mecklenburg County	184	0.9	22%	4.4%

Iredell County, NC844 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 97,461 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
12	28115	Iredell County	273	1.4	24%	5.7%
28	28166	Iredell County	87	1.0	14%	7.3%
32	28117	Iredell County	194	1.0	19%	5.2%
44	28677	Iredell County	178	0.9	20%	4.5%
155	28625	Iredell County	93	0.4	12%	3.7%

Gaston County, NC510 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 81,502 homes9 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
16	28054	Gaston County	145	1.3	28%	4.5%
31	28052	Gaston County	116	1.0	24%	4.1%
79	28016	Gaston County	30	0.6	16%	3.8%
97	28012	Gaston County	56	0.6	12%	4.7%
146	28056	Gaston County	57	0.4	12%	3.7%
191	28034	Gaston County	25	0.4	13%	2.9%
196	28120	Gaston County	35	0.4	10%	3.8%
224	28021	Gaston County	17	0.3	10%	3.5%
252	28164	Gaston County	16	0.3	6%	4.5%

Anson County, NC45 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 25% of sales · 7,538 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
61	28170	Anson County	29	0.7	27%	2.6%

Cabarrus County, NC465 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 87,493 homes6 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
46	28083	Cabarrus County	89	0.9	22%	3.8%
58	28081	Cabarrus County	88	0.7	18%	4.2%
120	28025	Cabarrus County	111	0.5	13%	3.8%
121	28107	Cabarrus County	24	0.5	15%	3.3%
164	28075	Cabarrus County	35	0.4	8%	5.0%
173	28027	Cabarrus County	107	0.4	10%	4.3%

Rowan County, NC271 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 51,214 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
34	28144	Rowan County	94	1.0	23%	4.2%
125	28023	Rowan County	32	0.5	16%	3.1%
150	28146	Rowan County	56	0.4	13%	3.4%
170	28147	Rowan County	33	0.4	13%	3.2%

Union County, NC138 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 30,186 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
108	28173	Union County	22	0.5	16%	3.4%
118	28110	Union County	40	0.5	17%	2.9%
143	28079	Union County	19	0.4	14%	3.2%
154	28112	Union County	23	0.4	16%	2.6%
220	28104	Union County	18	0.3	10%	3.5%

Lincoln County, NC109 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 30,547 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
147	28037	Lincoln County	44	0.4	10%	4.7%
187	28092	Lincoln County	48	0.4	11%	3.5%

Chester County, SC13 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 3,777 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Chester 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.

Lancaster County, SC100 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 42,202 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
95	29720	Lancaster County	56	0.3	8%	3.2%
109	29707	Lancaster County	32	0.2	5%	4.4%

York County, SC225 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 95,256 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
68	29730	York County	59	0.3	9%	3.6%
74	29745	York County	41	0.3	8%	4.2%
92	29732	York County	52	0.3	6%	4.3%
110	29710	York County	31	0.2	5%	4.1%
116	29715	York County	25	0.2	4%	4.8%

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