Fort Wayne, IN investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area recorded 918 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 7,084 sales (13% of sales) across 133,370 single-family homes in 2 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 31% year over year (700 prior). Ranked #91 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Allen County at 0.7 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Fort Wayne, INmetro area · Indiana

🔥 #91 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

918

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+31%

700 → 918 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

13%

918 of 7,084 recorded sales

Turnover

5.3%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

133,370

Where inside Fort Wayne? County by county

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Allen County877 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 120,646 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
18	46803	Allen County	71	2.6	38%	6.7%
25	46806	Allen County	162	1.9	28%	6.8%
33	46802	Allen County	34	1.6	26%	6.3%
45	46807	Allen County	73	1.3	21%	6.2%
55	46808	Allen County	81	1.1	20%	5.6%
77	46805	Allen County	60	0.9	15%	6.2%
83	46804	Allen County	78	0.9	16%	5.6%
121	46816	Allen County	31	0.7	16%	4.3%
131	46774	Allen County	39	0.6	12%	5.3%
149	46818	Allen County	40	0.5	10%	5.7%

Whitley County41 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 12,724 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
223	46725	Whitley County	26	0.3	7%	4.1%

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