The 10 Most Desirable Markets for SFR Investment

Here are the top 10 markets where investors have been seeking more acquisitions, according to online real estate investment and management firm HomeUnion.

As the investment market for single-family rentals (SFRs) gets more challenging to navigate, online real estate investment and management firm HomeUnion has released a list of cities that have attracted the most attention from investors between 2016 and 2017. HomeUnion’s ranking was based on the increase in the number of homes sold for investment purposes during the period. Here are the top 10 markets where investors have been seeking more acquisitions:

There was a 1.0 percent increase in homes sold for investment purposes in the city.

Investment home sales in Indianapolis rose by 1.3 percent.

California’s Orange County experienced a 1.5 percent increase in sales.

Investment home sales in Philadelphia rose by 1.6 percent between 2016 and 2017.

The city saw a 2.1 percent increase in sales.

Sales of investment homes in New York went up by 2.5 percent.