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  • Investors drawn to Southern home market as Trump calls for ban on large firms – Houston Agent Magazine

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    Amid President Trump’s call to ban large investment firms from buying single-family homes, purchases by investors are the highest they’ve been in five years, according to a new report from BatchData.

    The research company used data from The Investor Pulse Report, prepared with business intelligence firm CJ Patrick Company, to track growth trends in investor-owned properties. The data included purchases by small-scale and large investors.

    Investor-led purchases made up 34% of all single-family residential sales in the third quarter of 2025, up 25.5% year over year and 1% from the second quarter.

    Investors currently own 18% of 86 million single-family homes nationwide. One-third of these investor-owned properties are concentrated in just five states — Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia.

    North Carolina (25%), Georgia (19%), and Texas (18.2%) surpass the national average for investor ownership.

    But, BatchData researchers point out, there may be more to this trend upon deeper inspection.

    “Two seemingly incongruous trends continue to show themselves,” said BatchData Co-Founder and President Ivo Draginov in a press release “While the percentage of homes purchased by investors rose to a five-year high, the actual number of homes purchased was 23,000 fewer than a year ago. This suggests [that] the higher percentage is due to traditional homeowners retreating from the market rather than overly aggressive investor activity.”

    Notably, small-scale firms own the largest share of investor-held single-family homes. Investors owning one to five properties make up 92% of all investor-owned single-family homes and those with six to 10 properties hold 4%. Investors with over 1,000 properties account for a 2% share.

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    Elizabeth Kanzeg Rowland

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  • Bedford changes plans for development of city-owned land. Here’s what’s planned

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    Bedford is holding off on plans for commercial development on 30 acres of city-owned land because of rising costs and economic uncertainties and will focus on residential development for the time-being.

    Bedford is holding off on plans for commercial development on 30 acres of city-owned land because of rising costs and economic uncertainties and will focus on residential development for the time-being.

    Bedford is holding off on plans for commercial development on 30 acres of city-owned land because of rising costs and economic uncertainties and will focus on residential development for the time-being.

    The city announced the change in plans to develop the vacant land, known as Bedford Commons, on Wednesday.

    “Rather than pushing a plan forward simply to keep momentum, the City is choosing to pause, reassess, and change the approach,” according to the Facebook post.

    Bedford and Midway Inc. mutually agreed to “part ways” on the original development plan and partnership, the announcement stated.

    Bedford Commons takes in around 30 acres betwwen Bedford Road and Don Dodson Drive.

    Why the change in plans

    Bedford and Midway officials discussed creating a commercial development, but discovered that the original approach wouldn’t work with today’s economic realities of bringing restaurants and retail in to a competitive market, the city said.

    “New commercial development is facing higher construction, labor, and financing costs, while many prospective tenants are cautious about taking on large upfront investments, especially in projects that are still establishing traffic and customer activity,” the city said in a statement.

    Bedford officials were concerned about the level of commercial development costs and “rent support which exceeded what the city felt comfortable with providing.”

    Bedford is shifting to a phased development approach that will include residential and commercial, which allows Bedford to guide the project over time rather than reacting to market pressures that could compromise Bedford Commons’ viability over time, the statement said.

    Plans call for residential development to move forward first on the east side of the property, with single family homes, not apartments.

    Once the city chooses a home builder, there will be information about the type of homes and pricing.

    “Residential development provides long-term stability for the site, creates consistent daily activity, and establishes a built-in customer base to support future restaurants, retail, and community amenities. Beginning with housing allows the City to generate momentum at the site while setting up future commercial phases for success,” according to Bedford’s Facebook post

    Elizabeth Campbell

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    With my guide dog Freddie, I keep tabs on growth, economic development and other issues in Northeast Tarrant cities and other communities near Fort Worth. I’ve been a reporter at the Star-Telegram for 34 years.

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    Elizabeth Campbell

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