Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metropolitan area recorded 1,482 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 10,438 sales (14% of sales) across 206,428 single-family homes in 8 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 42% year over year (1,041 prior). Ranked #78 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Sarpy County at 1.0 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IAmetro area · Nebraska + Iowa

🔥 #78 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,482

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+42%

1,041 → 1,482 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

1,482 of 10,438 recorded sales

Turnover

5.1%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

206,428

Where inside Omaha-Council Bluffs? 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.

Sarpy County, NE687 investor purchases · 1.0 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 66,785 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	68028	Sarpy County	235	3.2	32%	9.7%
5	68046	Sarpy County	204	1.6	21%	7.9%
6	68133	Sarpy County	77	1.4	22%	6.3%
25	68138	Sarpy County	27	0.7	13%	5.1%
35	68136	Sarpy County	47	0.5	8%	6.8%
38	68005	Sarpy County	36	0.5	11%	4.5%
49	68123	Sarpy County	25	0.3	6%	5.2%

Pottawattamie County, IA229 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 31,546 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	51501	Pottawattamie County	123	1.1	21%	5.3%
38	51503	Pottawattamie County	70	0.6	13%	4.5%

Saunders County, NE50 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 8,844 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
13	68003	Saunders County	23	0.8	17%	5.0%

Douglas County, NE391 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 70,476 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
7	68111	Douglas County	52	1.2	29%	4.3%
8	68108	Douglas County	18	1.1	29%	3.8%
9	68114	Douglas County	27	1.0	23%	4.3%
12	68105	Douglas County	15	0.9	19%	4.8%
14	68106	Douglas County	29	0.8	18%	4.8%
16	68104	Douglas County	47	0.8	16%	4.9%
18	68112	Douglas County	17	0.8	27%	2.8%
23	68107	Douglas County	25	0.7	22%	3.2%
24	68134	Douglas County	22	0.7	13%	5.1%
37	68124	Douglas County	15	0.5	12%	4.3%

Harrison County, IA31 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 5,680 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Harrison 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.

Cass County, NE55 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 11,855 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
29	68048	Cass County	35	0.6	13%	4.6%

Washington County, NE26 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 6,114 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
41	68008	Washington County	20	0.5	11%	4.5%

Mills County, IA13 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 5,128 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Mills 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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