15% of Los Angeles County houses owned by investors

Investors own 213,153 single-family houses in Los Angeles County – or 15% of the market.

That’s a highlight of my trusty spreadsheet’s review of first-quarter investor stats from BatchData, which studied ownership of 1.43 million houses countywide. Statewide, investors own 19% of all houses . Nationally, the share is 20% .

BatchData , a small data tracker that digs deep into property records , reviewed homeownership in order to identify owner-occupied residences compared with those owned by investors. The study includes properties used for short-term or long-term rentals, second homes and vacation retreats. It does not track condos, build-to-rent single-family home projects, or multi-unit properties.

Investors in Los Angeles County bought 2,895 houses in 2025’s first quarter whil