SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. investor home purchases ticked up 2% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter, coming in at just under 50,000. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That’s the eighth straight quarter of minimal changes in investor activity. Investor activity varies widely from metro to metro. Investor home purchases are up by double digits in West Coast cities, including Seattle, Portland, OR and San Francisco, and down by dou

