![An aerial shot of Peoria's South End where buyers from out of state have been buying dilapidated homes this summer](/images/uploads/_small/Screen_Shot_2021-08-26_at_9.33.16_AM_2%2C0_.png)
Peoria Real Estate Rush
For years, Peoria’s south end has been dying: decaying homes, a lack of investment, and fleeing residents, but this summer, buyers from all over America — some of whom had never even heard of Peoria — started buying up homes sight unseen. And that's raising concerns.