New Orleans-Metairie, LA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area recorded 1,504 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 11,050 sales (14% of sales) across 383,908 single-family homes in 8 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 24% year over year (1,211 prior). Ranked #318 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Jefferson Parish at 0.5 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

New Orleans-Metairie, LAmetro area · Louisiana

🔥 #318 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,504

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+24%

1,211 → 1,504 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

1,504 of 11,050 recorded sales

Turnover

2.9%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

383,908

Where inside New Orleans-Metairie? 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.

Jefferson Parish712 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 142,233 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
17	70062	Jefferson Parish	37	0.8	28%	2.8%
27	70058	Jefferson Parish	77	0.6	24%	2.6%
28	70005	Jefferson Parish	60	0.6	18%	3.4%
32	70056	Jefferson Parish	62	0.6	22%	2.7%
33	70001	Jefferson Parish	70	0.6	16%	3.7%
37	70121	Jefferson Parish	24	0.6	15%	3.7%
44	70003	Jefferson Parish	78	0.5	17%	3.2%
45	70094	Jefferson Parish	60	0.5	24%	2.2%
55	70006	Jefferson Parish	24	0.5	13%	3.5%
61	70002	Jefferson Parish	25	0.4	12%	3.7%

St. Tammany Parish455 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 102,396 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
24	70433	St. Tammany Parish	102	0.7	15%	4.3%
26	70458	St. Tammany Parish	89	0.6	17%	3.8%
51	70448	St. Tammany Parish	46	0.5	11%	4.2%
59	70471	St. Tammany Parish	34	0.4	11%	3.9%
60	70445	St. Tammany Parish	22	0.4	14%	3.1%
66	70420	St. Tammany Parish	15	0.4	10%	4.0%
80	70460	St. Tammany Parish	30	0.4	11%	3.3%
83	70461	St. Tammany Parish	43	0.4	11%	3.3%
85	70435	St. Tammany Parish	32	0.4	9%	4.2%
90	70452	St. Tammany Parish	17	0.3	11%	3.0%

Orleans Parish300 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 79,946 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
29	70115	Orleans Parish	35	0.6	12%	4.9%
38	70128	Orleans Parish	32	0.6	30%	1.9%
52	70119	Orleans Parish	23	0.5	11%	4.3%
53	70118	Orleans Parish	28	0.5	12%	3.8%
74	70117	Orleans Parish	25	0.4	14%	2.7%
75	70114	Orleans Parish	19	0.4	14%	2.7%
92	70131	Orleans Parish	25	0.3	12%	2.8%
101	70126	Orleans Parish	21	0.3	16%	1.8%
105	70122	Orleans Parish	27	0.3	10%	2.7%
115	70124	Orleans Parish	15	0.2	5%	4.4%

St. Charles Parish25 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 16,632 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in St. Charles Parish 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.

Plaquemines Parish9 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 7,580 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Plaquemines Parish 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.

St. John the Baptist Parish2 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 12,847 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in St. John the Baptist Parish 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.

St. James Parish1 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 3% of sales · 8,020 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in St. James Parish 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.

St. Bernard Parish0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 14,254 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in St. Bernard Parish 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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