Sectors & IndustriesReal EstateREIT - Residential
Best Residential REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top residential reit stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best residential reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Residential
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
BRT
BRT APARTMENTS CORP
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$332.30M$17.67-1.34%$38.44M-31.55x2.42
United States
VRE
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.49B$16.001.46%$155.36M-94.12x1.43
United States
IRT
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$4.62B$20.51-0.05%$298.70MN/A0.73
United States
ELS
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$12.50B$65.42-2.24%$701.14M33.55x2.91
United States
MAA
MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$18.35B$157.000.01%$1.29B34.97x0.95
United States
AVB
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$31.06B$218.35-0.80%$2.10B29.83x0.79
United States
AMH
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$13.02B$35.24-1.65%$990.56M36.71x0.73
United States
CSR
CENTERSPACE
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.03B$62.360.13%$128.59M-38.73x1.46
United States
ELME
ELME COMMUNITIES
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.52B$17.2311.23%$121.04M-114.87x0.69
United States
UDR
UDR INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$14.17B$42.95-0.46%$1.02B116.08x1.84
United States
EQR
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$27.05B$71.23-0.41%$2.29B26.09x0.84
United States
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$18.53B$288.37-1.11%$1.35B33.69x1.29
United States
INVH
INVITATION HOMES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$19.25B$31.43-1.26%$1.51B43.65x0.98
United States
CPT
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$12.70B$119.07-0.08%$1.06B37.44x0.87
United States
NXRT
NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.02B$40.16-1.23%$205.23M22.31x3.36
United States
SUI
SUN COMMUNITIES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$15.92B$124.99-1.28%$854.70M-126.25x1.24
United States
UMH
UMH PROPERTIES INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.42B$18.03-1.10%$115.71M138.69x0.75
United States
CLPR
CLIPPER REALTY INC
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$65.43M$4.073.56%$73.76M-14.03x-361.74
United States
BHM
BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC
NYSEMKT
REIT - Residential
$45.85M$11.571.16%$37.88M-11.81x1.72
United States
AIV
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
NYSE
REIT - Residential
$1.25B$8.87-0.45%-$112.65M-5.16x6.97
United States

Residential REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best residential reit stocks to buy right now in Feb 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best residential reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB)


Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) is the #1 top residential reit stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 2 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 24.

AVB passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Avalonbay Communities has seen its stock return 26.06% over the past year, overperforming other residential reit stocks by 8 percentage points.

Avalonbay Communities has an average 1 year price target of $241.50, an upside of 10.6% from Avalonbay Communities's current stock price of $218.35.

Avalonbay Communities stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Avalonbay Communities, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 8.33% have issued a Buy, 58.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Umh Properties (NYSE:UMH)


Umh Properties (NYSE:UMH) is the #2 top residential reit stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Umh Properties (NYSE:UMH) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Umh Properties (NYSE:UMH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 17 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 24.

UMH passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Umh Properties has seen its stock return 26.35% over the past year, overperforming other residential reit stocks by 8 percentage points.

Umh Properties has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 10.93% from Umh Properties's current stock price of $18.03.

Umh Properties stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Umh Properties, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM)


Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM) is the #3 top residential reit stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: D, and AI: C.

Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -9 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 24.

BHM passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bluerock Homes Trust has seen its stock lose -14.3% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -33 percentage points.

What are the residential reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 residential reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 residential reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR)


Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR) has an annual dividend yield of 9.34%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.48%. Clipper Realty's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Clipper Realty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clipper Realty's dividend payout ratio of -131% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Brt Apartments (NYSE:BRT)


Brt Apartments (NYSE:BRT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.66%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.48%. Brt Apartments's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brt Apartments's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brt Apartments's dividend payout ratio of -178.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Centerspace (NYSE:CSR)


Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.81%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.48%. Centerspace's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Centerspace's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Centerspace's dividend payout ratio of -185.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are residential reit stocks down?

Residential reit stocks were down -0.61% in the last day, and down -0.33% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why residential reit stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued residential reit stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued residential reit stocks right now are:

1. Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM)


Bluerock Homes Trust (NYSEMKT:BHM) is the most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bluerock Homes Trust has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bluerock Homes Trust's stock has dropped -14.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by -33 percentage points.

2. Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS)


Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is the second most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Equity Lifestyle Properties has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's stock has dropped -1.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by -20 percentage points.

3. Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB)


Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) is the third most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Avalonbay Communities has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avalonbay Communities's stock has gained 26.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by 8 percentage points.

Are residential reit stocks a good buy now?

70.59% of residential reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect residential reit stocks to rise by 10.23% over the next year.

0% of residential reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of residential reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 35% are rated D (Sell), and 5% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - residential industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - residential industry is 23.52x.
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