Durham-Chapel Hill, NC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area recorded 1,119 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 8,098 sales (14% of sales) across 203,300 single-family homes in 5 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 36% year over year (825 prior). Ranked #172 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Durham County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NCmetro area · North Carolina

🔥 #172 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,119

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+36%

825 → 1,119 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

1,119 of 8,098 recorded sales

Turnover

4.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

203,300

Where inside Durham-Chapel Hill? 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.

Durham County770 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 93,238 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
11	27703	Durham County	348	1.4	23%	6.2%
20	27704	Durham County	142	1.2	23%	5.1%
23	27701	Durham County	50	1.1	19%	5.9%
56	27707	Durham County	89	0.8	17%	4.4%
123	27705	Durham County	58	0.5	13%	3.8%
212	27712	Durham County	31	0.3	9%	3.8%
261	27713	Durham County	47	0.3	7%	4.0%

Granville County73 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 18,002 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
134	27565	Granville County	46	0.5	14%	3.2%
180	27522	Granville County	18	0.4	12%	3.3%

Person County58 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 18,181 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
57	27573	Person County	26	0.7	23%	3.3%
266	27574	Person County	16	0.3	12%	2.1%

Orange County109 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 36,625 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
36	27510	Orange County	26	1.0	22%	4.4%
239	27514	Orange County	17	0.3	8%	3.8%
259	27278	Orange County	30	0.3	8%	3.6%
273	27516	Orange County	33	0.2	6%	3.7%

Chatham County109 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 37,254 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
226	27312	Chatham County	30	0.3	10%	3.3%
231	27517	Chatham County	28	0.3	7%	4.5%
268	27523	Chatham County	18	0.3	7%	3.8%

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