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Share of Sales, Business Buyers - All Residential Properties

This represents a range of investor types from small mom-and-pop investors to large Wall Street-traded equity funds. Heightened levels of single family homes purchased by business buyers is often indicative of a distressed and low priced inventory of homes, and low demand for owner-occupied housing in a neighborhood. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity where the buyer was a business entity by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.

Source: IHS Calculations of Data from County Recorder of Deeds, Cook County Clerk via Property Insight, County Assessor's Offices

You're viewing subset of the available data. Complete data from 2005 to 2023 can be downloaded or viewed on geography detail pages.
Geography 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Ward 1 10.7% 8.9% 7.7% 8.7% 9.8% 14.6% 15.1% 14.5% 15.3% 16.2% 14.1% 15.8% 14.0% 13.9% 10.8% 7.3% 9.0% 10.8% 11.2%
Ward 10 9.1% 7.3% 6.1% 10.1% 11.7% 14.5% 10.0% 15.8% 14.3% 16.9% 14.6% 15.3% 14.6% 15.3% 14.3% 10.8% 15.4% 20.6% 19.2%
Ward 11 8.0% 8.0% 6.7% 5.4% 8.6% 6.5% 14.0% 10.5% 9.8% 13.7% 18.6% 13.0% 17.0% 17.3% 14.4% 10.8% 15.3% 16.4% 18.8%
Ward 12 5.1% 3.9% 3.7% 4.9% 6.7% 5.7% 9.0% 9.5% 12.9% 9.6% 12.7% 12.1% 16.0% 14.5% 13.9% 10.0% 8.7% 10.9% 15.0%
Ward 13 3.0% 3.9% 4.2% 3.5% 4.3% 7.1% 5.8% 7.6% 13.4% 14.4% 12.0% 11.9% 8.8% 10.8% 11.6% 5.3% 8.2% 10.7% 10.4%
Ward 14 3.1% 2.3% 4.3% 5.3% 9.8% 5.8% 8.0% 10.9% 12.0% 9.6% 9.9% 10.6% 13.3% 11.8% 11.6% 8.1% 8.7% 11.3% 7.5%
Ward 15 10.1% 12.1% 11.2% 23.5% 17.5% 19.0% 23.8% 16.3% 19.6% 12.8% 19.4% 14.5% 20.3% 20.8% 20.3% 14.8% 17.6% 18.5% 18.5%
Ward 16 18.4% 16.0% 19.4% 34.7% 34.1% 34.5% 27.8% 26.5% 32.6% 22.9% 27.7% 31.9% 34.0% 30.5% 27.7% 26.2% 29.9% 27.6% 25.3%
Ward 17 16.5% 19.5% 17.7% 28.3% 38.9% 39.3% 35.8% 36.2% 41.0% 41.8% 40.0% 38.1% 35.1% 37.5% 38.8% 32.4% 33.9% 34.3% 27.0%
Ward 18 6.0% 8.3% 6.0% 10.9% 22.2% 16.5% 19.3% 17.2% 18.9% 24.1% 24.7% 23.1% 22.2% 22.8% 17.9% 12.9% 16.6% 17.6% 19.5%
Ward 19 9.1% 7.8% 5.9% 5.7% 10.2% 11.2% 10.4% 13.4% 15.4% 16.0% 12.4% 15.5% 14.3% 16.1% 15.7% 9.3% 10.4% 13.8% 13.5%
Ward 2 9.7% 10.5% 10.7% 14.0% 11.2% 13.8% 14.8% 11.1% 10.9% 10.3% 10.8% 10.5% 10.7% 12.4% 23.2% 9.6% 12.3% 14.2% 13.9%
Ward 20 17.4% 15.3% 14.9% 29.2% 34.8% 41.0% 45.5% 49.3% 38.5% 44.1% 42.4% 37.0% 37.2% 38.0% 36.1% 27.0% 31.0% 31.4% 25.4%
Ward 21 15.2% 13.5% 14.1% 27.1% 34.3% 38.3% 30.5% 38.9% 44.5% 38.9% 37.7% 40.4% 39.2% 44.8% 39.1% 30.3% 34.7% 37.6% 40.9%
Ward 22 3.2% 5.2% 9.9% 11.0% 12.5% 10.6% 12.8% 7.5% 15.2% 13.4% 12.6% 13.0% 18.3% 14.2% 20.1% 15.5% 16.4% 18.0% 15.6%
Ward 23 2.4% 3.1% 1.2% 2.8% 4.9% 6.0% 8.4% 9.6% 14.6% 10.4% 11.1% 7.9% 10.6% 12.5% 9.8% 6.0% 8.8% 8.9% 10.8%
Ward 24 17.3% 14.2% 16.9% 24.9% 40.9% 37.2% 42.0% 31.4% 35.4% 32.2% 31.4% 33.8% 36.3% 35.2% 31.5% 29.2% 30.9% 32.0% 28.1%
Ward 25 7.2% 6.6% 5.0% 7.5% 13.4% 12.3% 13.4% 15.2% 18.4% 24.6% 26.8% 24.1% 26.7% 25.1% 24.0% 14.9% 11.8% 18.5% 16.5%
Ward 26 8.2% 7.6% 8.3% 12.7% 14.5% 22.4% 23.8% 23.1% 22.8% 28.9% 27.3% 20.7% 20.1% 19.7% 20.9% 14.4% 11.6% 18.0% 15.2%
Ward 27 11.1% 7.8% 7.4% 11.6% 19.1% 18.3% 20.7% 16.0% 17.5% 14.3% 15.4% 14.5% 16.1% 33.9% 14.8% 11.3% 9.7% 11.7% 12.4%
Ward 28 14.2% 10.4% 10.9% 24.9% 31.5% 34.9% 36.8% 31.0% 29.5% 24.8% 29.0% 26.5% 29.4% 27.2% 29.6% 19.1% 22.4% 25.1% 27.0%
Ward 29 9.6% 8.0% 9.2% 15.8% 19.2% 17.7% 18.1% 20.1% 25.5% 19.1% 17.3% 22.1% 21.0% 17.9% 23.9% 14.3% 16.7% 21.0% 18.5%
Ward 3 9.7% 6.1% 6.1% 8.2% 10.2% 18.9% 19.6% 17.0% 17.1% 13.4% 13.1% 13.3% 13.0% 11.5% 10.7% 8.9% 8.5% 8.5% 11.5%
Ward 30 5.7% 4.9% 4.0% 3.0% 5.6% 13.1% 15.8% 16.2% 24.2% 20.2% 18.7% 13.8% 18.2% 14.1% 13.6% 10.6% 9.9% 9.6% 15.0%
Ward 31 4.1% 5.9% 4.2% 3.7% 9.1% 16.2% 14.6% 18.8% 29.8% 20.2% 23.6% 19.9% 14.6% 17.6% 19.3% 13.3% 11.3% 13.6% 13.9%
Ward 32 12.2% 10.7% 8.1% 8.1% 9.1% 9.9% 12.7% 12.4% 13.3% 14.1% 12.8% 14.3% 10.7% 9.6% 10.2% 7.0% 6.4% 8.9% 9.3%
Ward 33 9.2% 6.0% 5.7% 6.2% 11.3% 17.2% 18.5% 24.3% 25.0% 22.2% 18.0% 17.2% 13.2% 14.8% 11.3% 8.2% 10.5% 7.4% 12.3%
Ward 34 6.3% 7.0% 5.9% 8.0% 5.9% 8.2% 8.0% 8.4% 8.3% 6.9% 5.9% 6.2% 8.0% 9.8% 12.7% 5.8% 3.9% 5.6% 8.6%
Ward 35 6.4% 6.1% 4.9% 8.0% 11.4% 16.4% 20.7% 24.1% 24.1% 22.2% 20.1% 20.6% 16.1% 15.4% 16.3% 13.6% 12.0% 16.8% 17.6%
Ward 36 8.0% 7.1% 6.0% 10.6% 11.8% 13.0% 14.9% 18.1% 21.8% 15.1% 18.5% 16.4% 14.8% 12.8% 12.7% 8.1% 12.0% 10.0% 12.4%
Ward 37 11.3% 11.2% 16.5% 23.4% 24.8% 29.7% 23.9% 20.7% 23.9% 21.7% 23.7% 21.9% 20.6% 25.6% 23.3% 21.5% 19.3% 28.0% 25.5%
Ward 38 4.3% 5.0% 4.4% 5.5% 6.5% 8.9% 8.9% 12.2% 17.1% 12.8% 10.5% 9.1% 11.0% 8.7% 9.8% 6.5% 8.1% 7.7% 10.5%
Ward 39 5.5% 5.4% 5.9% 7.3% 7.8% 12.0% 11.2% 12.5% 15.1% 13.0% 12.9% 12.9% 11.6% 12.3% 10.8% 8.3% 8.7% 6.7% 10.5%
Ward 4 9.3% 7.4% 7.6% 8.3% 10.7% 15.0% 15.8% 17.8% 15.8% 13.9% 12.4% 12.4% 16.7% 14.3% 18.3% 8.2% 8.3% 12.7% 9.7%
Ward 40 9.6% 6.6% 3.9% 6.0% 8.3% 11.1% 12.6% 14.4% 16.5% 14.2% 15.1% 11.0% 14.1% 10.4% 10.7% 6.4% 9.1% 10.7% 11.0%
Ward 41 5.2% 3.4% 5.9% 5.4% 3.8% 6.8% 8.7% 6.9% 10.6% 8.0% 8.5% 7.2% 9.5% 7.5% 8.0% 6.2% 7.2% 6.7% 8.4%
Ward 42 7.1% 8.0% 11.7% 17.7% 15.5% 15.3% 16.2% 10.9% 9.9% 9.8% 9.1% 9.2% 9.3% 24.6% 21.8% 33.9% 22.1% 11.4% 9.7%
Ward 43 9.0% 9.8% 9.4% 12.2% 10.3% 15.9% 14.4% 11.0% 12.4% 14.3% 13.0% 23.3% 16.9% 28.6% 14.6% 11.0% 9.8% 13.0% 12.8%
Ward 44 8.1% 8.3% 6.6% 8.9% 7.0% 10.4% 14.5% 12.3% 10.5% 11.6% 10.4% 14.4% 26.7% 22.2% 11.1% 9.6% 13.7% 7.8% 9.8%
Ward 45 5.2% 6.0% 6.8% 6.1% 6.3% 10.9% 10.4% 12.6% 12.5% 11.9% 11.0% 13.7% 11.6% 8.3% 10.0% 7.3% 8.0% 9.9% 10.8%
Ward 46 5.0% 5.6% 3.8% 6.6% 5.0% 7.9% 10.5% 10.1% 6.9% 8.6% 6.7% 11.5% 19.1% 16.4% 16.8% 6.2% 10.6% 6.5% 16.3%
Ward 47 10.8% 9.8% 8.9% 7.1% 7.3% 7.6% 13.6% 14.1% 14.7% 16.8% 15.5% 15.1% 15.9% 13.8% 10.1% 8.1% 9.9% 10.5% 11.1%
Ward 48 5.2% 5.4% 3.5% 7.1% 7.0% 8.6% 15.2% 11.1% 11.7% 12.9% 9.0% 10.6% 11.7% 32.0% 18.7% 8.3% 6.3% 8.3% 23.2%
Ward 49 8.3% 5.2% 4.1% 6.0% 7.3% 14.3% 17.3% 20.1% 17.2% 16.9% 17.7% 19.3% 16.9% 13.6% 23.3% 12.3% 9.5% 10.9% 12.4%
Ward 5 10.8% 10.8% 14.2% 17.1% 19.4% 26.6% 28.6% 26.5% 27.7% 24.5% 23.1% 21.6% 23.0% 31.0% 19.6% 29.4% 19.4% 21.1% 19.6%
Ward 50 6.9% 7.8% 4.5% 8.0% 8.2% 12.7% 10.5% 13.9% 16.6% 13.6% 15.7% 16.7% 17.1% 13.8% 12.1% 7.1% 12.2% 12.4% 16.0%
Ward 6 21.3% 17.8% 17.9% 28.5% 34.4% 33.8% 37.8% 41.2% 42.0% 39.3% 43.9% 41.5% 42.5% 43.1% 45.8% 35.7% 37.8% 42.4% 41.1%
Ward 7 17.4% 13.9% 16.9% 33.8% 35.4% 41.0% 35.7% 36.7% 46.5% 51.1% 47.6% 45.9% 42.7% 47.8% 46.8% 40.3% 39.6% 40.7% 42.0%
Ward 8 15.2% 15.7% 16.4% 26.9% 34.1% 32.1% 34.5% 43.8% 49.0% 44.2% 44.0% 45.7% 44.2% 42.0% 41.3% 33.8% 37.1% 40.1% 39.7%
Ward 9 16.4% 15.9% 18.0% 30.5% 32.3% 33.7% 30.1% 33.4% 43.2% 40.2% 42.7% 34.6% 41.4% 40.9% 40.6% 30.9% 33.3% 36.7% 37.5%
Chicago Total 9.6% 9.0% 8.7% 13.1% 15.8% 17.8% 18.0% 17.3% 18.9% 17.9% 17.5% 18.0% 18.9% 21.2% 19.3% 14.3% 14.5% 15.8% 17.4%

Geography Trend High Low Avg
Ward 1
2005
2023
16.2% 7.3% 12.0%
Ward 10
2005
2023
20.6% 6.1% 13.5%
Ward 11
2005
2023
18.8% 5.4% 12.3%
Ward 12
2005
2023
16.0% 3.7% 9.7%
Ward 13
2005
2023
14.4% 3.0% 8.3%
Ward 14
2005
2023
13.3% 2.3% 8.6%
Ward 15
2005
2023
23.8% 10.1% 17.4%
Ward 16
2005
2023
34.7% 16.0% 27.8%
Ward 17
2005
2023
41.8% 16.5% 33.3%
Ward 18
2005
2023
24.7% 6.0% 17.2%
Ward 19
2005
2023
16.1% 5.7% 11.9%
Ward 2
2005
2023
23.2% 9.6% 12.3%
Ward 20
2005
2023
49.3% 14.9% 33.4%
Ward 21
2005
2023
44.8% 13.5% 33.7%
Ward 22
2005
2023
20.1% 3.2% 12.9%
Ward 23
2005
2023
14.6% 1.2% 7.9%
Ward 24
2005
2023
42.0% 14.2% 30.6%
Ward 25
2005
2023
26.8% 5.0% 16.4%
Ward 26
2005
2023
28.9% 7.6% 17.9%
Ward 27
2005
2023
33.9% 7.4% 14.9%
Ward 28
2005
2023
36.8% 10.4% 25.5%
Ward 29
2005
2023
25.5% 8.0% 17.6%
Ward 3
2005
2023
19.6% 6.1% 11.9%
Ward 30
2005
2023
24.2% 3.0% 12.4%
Ward 31
2005
2023
29.8% 3.7% 14.4%
Ward 32
2005
2023
14.3% 6.4% 10.5%
Ward 33
2005
2023
25.0% 5.7% 13.6%
Ward 34
2005
2023
12.7% 3.9% 7.3%
Ward 35
2005
2023
24.1% 4.9% 15.4%
Ward 36
2005
2023
21.8% 6.0% 12.8%
Ward 37
2005
2023
29.7% 11.2% 21.9%
Ward 38
2005
2023
17.1% 4.3% 8.8%
Ward 39
2005
2023
15.1% 5.4% 10.0%
Ward 4
2005
2023
18.3% 7.4% 12.3%
Ward 40
2005
2023
16.5% 3.9% 10.6%
Ward 41
2005
2023
10.6% 3.4% 7.0%
Ward 42
2005
2023
33.9% 7.1% 14.4%
Ward 43
2005
2023
28.6% 9.0% 13.8%
Ward 44
2005
2023
26.7% 6.6% 11.8%
Ward 45
2005
2023
13.7% 5.2% 9.4%
Ward 46
2005
2023
19.1% 3.8% 9.5%
Ward 47
2005
2023
16.8% 7.1% 11.6%
Ward 48
2005
2023
32.0% 3.5% 11.4%
Ward 49
2005
2023
23.3% 4.1% 13.3%
Ward 5
2005
2023
31.0% 10.8% 21.8%
Ward 50
2005
2023
17.1% 4.5% 11.9%
Ward 6
2005
2023
45.8% 17.8% 36.2%
Ward 7
2005
2023
51.1% 13.9% 38.0%
Ward 8
2005
2023
49.0% 15.2% 35.8%
Ward 9
2005
2023
43.2% 15.9% 33.3%
Chicago Total
2005
2023
21.2% 8.7% 15.9%