New Bern, NC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the New Bern, NC metropolitan area recorded 121 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 1,921 sales (6% of sales) across 47,329 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.3 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 12% year over year (137 prior). Ranked #471 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Craven County at 0.3 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

New Bern, NCmetro area · North Carolina

🔥 #471 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

121

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.3

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-12%

137 → 121 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

121 of 1,921 recorded sales

Turnover

4.1%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

47,329

Where inside New Bern? 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.

Craven County105 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 39,038 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
151	28532	Craven County	28	0.4	10%	4.3%
243	28560	Craven County	36	0.3	7%	4.4%
270	28562	Craven County	39	0.2	5%	5.0%

Pamlico County14 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 6,468 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Pamlico 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.

Jones County2 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 1,823 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Jones 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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