Fargo, ND-MN investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area recorded 389 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 3,313 sales (12% of sales) across 60,426 single-family homes in 2 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 36% year over year (604 prior). Ranked #123 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Cass County at 0.7 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Fargo, ND-MNmetro area · North Dakota + Minnesota

🔥 #123 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

389

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-36%

604 → 389 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

12%

389 of 3,313 recorded sales

Turnover

5.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

60,426

Where inside Fargo? County by county

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Cass County, ND296 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 41,343 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	58047	Cass County	70	2.8	32%	8.5%
4	58102	Cass County	54	0.8	16%	5.0%
5	58078	Cass County	68	0.7	13%	5.2%
6	58104	Cass County	65	0.6	9%	7.0%
9	58103	Cass County	32	0.4	9%	4.6%

Clay County, MN93 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 19,083 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
4	56560	Clay County	82	0.7	12%	5.8%

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