Share of home sales made up by flips in the United States 2000-2016

The data displays the share of home sales made up by flips in the U.S. from 2000 to 2016. In 2016, 6.1% of all home sales in the United States were flips. House flipping is a real estate term which refers to the practice of an investor buying property with the aim of reselling them for a profit. The investor either invests capital into each respective property in the form of renovations or simply resells the properties if home prices are on the rise.