Record Single Family Investor Buying in Q1, Possible evidence of Slowdown in Q2

Some comments from Ivy Zelman on "Non-Primary" Buyers

Previously we’ve discussed the possible impact of investors on the housing market.

Lately we’ve seen some anecdotal evidence that investors are reducing purchases. For example, in their June survey, Rick Palacios Jr., Director of Research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting noted homebuilders saying, “investor sales have stalled”.

However, as recently a…