Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area recorded 1,215 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 12,011 sales (10% of sales) across 342,064 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 34% year over year (904 prior). Ranked #369 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Milwaukee County at 0.6 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WImetro area · Wisconsin

🔥 #369 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,215

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+34%

904 → 1,215 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

10%

1,215 of 12,011 recorded sales

Turnover

3.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

342,064

Where inside Milwaukee-Waukesha? 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.

Milwaukee County949 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 162,763 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	53218	Milwaukee County	158	1.7	37%	4.6%
2	53209	Milwaukee County	146	1.6	33%	4.8%
3	53206	Milwaukee County	54	1.5	40%	3.6%
4	53205	Milwaukee County	18	1.4	35%	4.1%
7	53216	Milwaukee County	76	1.1	28%	4.0%
8	53212	Milwaukee County	33	1.0	29%	3.6%
9	53210	Milwaukee County	39	1.0	24%	4.2%
11	53204	Milwaukee County	27	0.8	25%	3.3%
13	53208	Milwaukee County	28	0.8	20%	3.7%
15	53223	Milwaukee County	18	0.6	14%	4.5%

Ozaukee County100 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 30,033 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
14	53074	Ozaukee County	28	0.7	16%	4.3%
42	53024	Ozaukee County	19	0.3	7%	4.6%
50	53092	Ozaukee County	21	0.3	8%	3.8%

Waukesha County151 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 112,745 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
60	53005	Waukesha County	19	0.3	7%	3.6%
72	53151	Waukesha County	17	0.2	6%	3.3%
74	53051	Waukesha County	19	0.2	5%	3.5%
76	53066	Waukesha County	16	0.2	5%	3.1%

Washington County15 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 2% of sales · 36,523 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Washington 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.

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