Increase in “homeowners with accidents”

when Owner can’t find a buyer for your propertythey usually have 3 options:

lower the price
Delete property
Provided for rental

By tracking sold properties that have become For rental, Parcl Labs, a real estate data analytics company, found that: “Accidental Locator” (owners who chose the latter option) have become increasingly common, especially in the sunbelt regions of the southern and southwestern United States.

of The trend of “accidental homeowners” is acceleratingThe researchers say this is especially true in markets where large institutional investors (companies that own 1,000 or more single-family homes) own a significant portion of the available real estate.

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Since the pandemic ended, These large investors flocked to states bordering the southern coast of the United StatesFrom coast to coast in search of employment and population growth. However, due to an increase in inventory and a decrease in the number of buyers, Competitive generation of former salespeople who are now “accident owners”.

Most are individual owners who compete with these large institutional investors in the rental market.

Six Sunbelt markets — Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Tampa, Fla., Atlanta, and Charlotte, N.C. It is home to 37% of the nation’s large institutional real estate market.According to Parcl Labs. Homeowner accidents increase in 5 out of 6 cities.

he The biggest growth was recorded in Houston7% of rental properties were unsold in April, an increase of 41% compared to last year.

he 5% of Dallas Contingent Rental Properties This is an increase of 32% compared to last year.

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Of the six Sunbelt markets, it is the only one that is dominated by financial institutions. It was Charlotte who experienced decline.failed to sell rents decreased by 7%.

This trend is one of several symptoms: The real estate market is becoming increasingly hostile to sellers.. According to a report from Realtor.com, property damage in July increased by 57% compared to last year, and the summer of 2025 will beWorst situation for sellers since Realtor.com started recording data in 2016”.