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Cash Home Sale & Foreclosure Statistics
The numbers behind the as-is market, from primary sources — every figure dated and linked. Cite freely; the sources deserve the credit.
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How common are cash home sales?
≈25–28%
of U.S. existing-home sales are all-cash
Roughly one in four existing-home purchases closes without a mortgage, per NAR's monthly REALTORS® Confidence Index — 25% in June 2026, and 28% as recently as January. The share includes investors, downsizers spending equity, and second-home buyers.
Source: NAR REALTORS® Confidence Index · June 2026
House flipping, by the numbers
64,348
U.S. homes flipped in Q1 2026
Single-family homes and condos flipped in the first quarter of 2026 — roughly 8% of all home sales that quarter, per ATTOM's quarterly Home Flipping Report.
Source: ATTOM Q1 2026 Home Flipping Report · Q1 2026
$66,000
typical gross flipping profit
The median flip grossed $66,000 over purchase price in Q1 2026 — a 25.4% gross return before renovation, holding, and selling costs, which consume much of it. This margin is what the gap between as-is offers and retail prices funds.
Source: ATTOM Q1 2026 Home Flipping Report · Q1 2026
Foreclosure activity — and Florida's place in it
227,548
U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, H1 2026
Filings in the first half of 2026 ran 21% above the same period of 2025 and 28% above 2024, with foreclosure starts up 18% — driven, analysts note, by insurance costs, HOA fees, and property taxes as much as by mortgage payments themselves.
Source: ATTOM Mid-Year 2026 Foreclosure Market Report · H1 2026
1 in 373
Florida homes had a foreclosure filing in H1 2026 — the nation's highest rate
Florida's 0.27% filing rate led all states in the first half of 2026, up roughly 33% year over year. Several Florida metros — including Lakeland, Cape Coral–Fort Myers, and Jacksonville — ranked among the hardest-hit nationally.
Source: ATTOM Mid-Year 2026 Foreclosure Market Report · H1 2026
563 days
average U.S. foreclosure timeline — the shortest since 2013
The average time from first filing to completed foreclosure fell to 563 days in the first half of 2026. Timelines vary enormously by state, and every option a homeowner has — reinstatement, modification, or sale — narrows as the case advances.
Source: ATTOM Mid-Year 2026 Foreclosure Market Report · H1 2026
What these numbers mean together: the cash market is not a fringe — it's a quarter of all sales — and the investors inside it operate on real but thinner margins than sellers assume, once renovation and carrying costs come out of that $66,000 gross. Meanwhile foreclosure pressure is rising fastest exactly where we operate: Florida leads the nation, with costs beyond the mortgage — insurance, HOA fees, taxes — doing much of the pushing. For what that means practically, see how much cash buyers actually pay, how many cash buyers Florida actually has, and our foreclosure help hub.
Common questions
What percentage of homes are bought with cash?
Roughly a quarter of U.S. existing-home sales are all-cash — 25% in June 2026 per NAR's REALTORS® Confidence Index, and the share has hovered between the mid-20s and low-30s for years. It includes investors, downsizers paying with equity, and second-home buyers, not just 'we buy houses' companies.
How profitable is house flipping right now?
The median U.S. flip grossed $66,000 over its purchase price in Q1 2026 — a 25.4% gross return per ATTOM — but that's before renovation, financing, holding, and resale costs, which consume most of it. Net margins are far thinner, which is why investor offers discount as much as they do.
Which state has the highest foreclosure rate in 2026?
Florida — about 0.27% of housing units (one in every 373 homes) had a foreclosure filing in the first half of 2026, the highest rate of any state, up roughly a third from a year earlier. Rising insurance premiums, HOA fees, and property taxes are cited as drivers alongside mortgage debt itself.
How often is this page updated?
Quarterly, as the underlying reports publish — each figure is labeled with its reporting period and links to its primary source. The page was last updated August 15, 2026.
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