Pittsburgh, PA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area recorded 3,327 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 20,257 sales (16% of sales) across 684,042 single-family homes in 7 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 62% year over year (2,052 prior). Ranked #218 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Allegheny County at 0.6 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Pittsburgh, PAmetro area · Pennsylvania

🔥 #218 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

3,327

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+62%

2,052 → 3,327 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

16%

3,327 of 20,257 recorded sales

Turnover

3.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

684,042

Where inside Pittsburgh? 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.

Allegheny County2,270 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 19% of sales · 389,816 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
19	15213	Allegheny County	27	1.4	44%	3.2%
20	15203	Allegheny County	37	1.4	33%	4.1%
23	15132	Allegheny County	88	1.3	42%	3.1%
24	15210	Allegheny County	113	1.3	41%	3.1%
30	15120	Allegheny County	75	1.1	36%	3.2%
35	15045	Allegheny County	17	1.1	40%	2.7%
36	15145	Allegheny County	22	1.1	37%	2.9%
40	15219	Allegheny County	20	1.1	51%	2.1%
46	15218	Allegheny County	45	1.0	30%	3.4%
50	15201	Allegheny County	41	1.0	24%	4.0%

Washington County477 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 85,689 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	15332	Washington County	147	4.1	59%	6.9%
16	15323	Washington County	25	1.5	40%	3.8%
94	15022	Washington County	28	0.7	28%	2.5%
194	15063	Washington County	16	0.4	16%	2.2%
202	15301	Washington County	60	0.3	10%	3.4%
219	15317	Washington County	50	0.3	8%	4.2%
244	15057	Washington County	17	0.3	9%	2.9%

Beaver County260 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 62,530 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
11	15061	Beaver County	80	1.7	36%	4.6%
126	15003	Beaver County	23	0.6	18%	3.1%
158	15074	Beaver County	15	0.5	16%	2.9%
209	15010	Beaver County	34	0.3	11%	3.0%
214	15001	Beaver County	43	0.3	11%	3.1%

Fayette County113 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 41,289 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
213	15401	Fayette County	36	0.3	12%	2.7%
251	15425	Fayette County	16	0.2	11%	2.2%

Butler County154 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 69,392 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
145	16063	Butler County	15	0.5	11%	4.4%
171	16001	Butler County	62	0.4	13%	3.3%
278	16066	Butler County	15	0.2	5%	3.6%

Armstrong County28 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 18,404 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Armstrong 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.

Westmoreland County25 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 16,922 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Westmoreland 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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