Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area recorded 1,516 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 26,785 sales (6% of sales) across 677,621 single-family homes in 7 county-equivalents — 0.2 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 35% year over year (1,124 prior). Ranked #512 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Clark County at 0.3 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAmetro area · Oregon + Washington

🔥 #512 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,516

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.2

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+35%

1,124 → 1,516 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

1,516 of 26,785 recorded sales

Turnover

4.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

677,621

Where inside Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro? 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.

Clark County, WA446 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 147,574 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
5	98642	Clark County	79	0.7	11%	6.7%
12	98684	Clark County	51	0.6	14%	4.2%
15	98686	Clark County	46	0.6	9%	6.1%
20	98604	Clark County	64	0.5	9%	5.5%
65	98682	Clark County	55	0.3	6%	4.3%
77	98607	Clark County	31	0.3	5%	5.4%
82	98661	Clark County	23	0.2	6%	4.2%
86	98662	Clark County	25	0.2	6%	3.7%

Multnomah County, OR486 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 190,166 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	97214	Multnomah County	27	0.6	13%	4.2%
4	97218	Multnomah County	19	0.5	12%	3.8%
7	97203	Multnomah County	33	0.4	9%	4.4%
8	97217	Multnomah County	37	0.4	10%	3.6%
12	97215	Multnomah County	18	0.3	9%	3.7%
13	97206	Multnomah County	53	0.3	9%	3.7%
15	97202	Multnomah County	33	0.3	8%	4.1%
18	97211	Multnomah County	32	0.3	8%	3.6%
20	97266	Multnomah County	23	0.3	7%	3.7%
22	97219	Multnomah County	35	0.3	6%	4.2%

Yamhill County, OR59 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 27,824 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
32	97132	Yamhill County	17	0.2	6%	3.6%
36	97128	Yamhill County	21	0.2	7%	3.1%

Clackamas County, OR253 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 122,224 homes6 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
2	97034	Clackamas County	33	0.5	11%	4.4%
11	97222	Clackamas County	33	0.3	10%	3.5%
16	97035	Clackamas County	23	0.3	7%	4.5%
33	97068	Clackamas County	22	0.2	5%	4.5%
45	97267	Clackamas County	18	0.2	5%	3.6%
49	97045	Clackamas County	28	0.2	5%	3.5%

Skamania County, WA25 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 13,030 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
83	98671	Skamania County	21	0.2	6%	3.9%

Washington County, OR236 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 164,759 homes6 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
6	97003	Washington County	29	0.4	12%	3.2%
14	97078	Washington County	21	0.3	7%	4.7%
30	97224	Washington County	28	0.2	6%	4.3%
38	97123	Washington County	30	0.2	5%	4.2%
59	97223	Washington County	15	0.1	3%	3.6%
60	97229	Washington County	22	0.1	3%	3.9%

Columbia County, OR11 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 3% of sales · 12,044 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Columbia 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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