More consumers are flipping homes again, but investors are acting differently than they did during the housing boom. : More consumers are flipping homes again, but investors are acting differently than they did during the housing boom. Short-term investors are focusing more on adding value than speculating on prices, according to a new report from CoreLogic, a real estate data firm. CoreLogic defines a home flip as the purchase of a property with the intent to sell within a two-year period for profit. The U.S. flipping rate was 10.9 percent of all home sales in the fourth quarter of 2018.