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
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REIT - Residential is Zen Rated F and is the 136th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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VRE
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC
$14.230.78%2.45%-2.00%-8.31%-10.95%-13.23%-4.69%9.71%-31.98%$18.85$13.6924.51%3.94%0.78380,00027.95%
MRP
MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC
$31.74-1.09%1.28%5.10%10.86%36.52%N/AN/AN/AN/A$32.60$21.022.64%51.00%0.731,022,000-11.97%
CPT
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
$106.820.75%1.23%-5.03%-9.47%-10.51%-10.84%-26.95%20.24%32.28%$127.69$102.3516.34%4.37%0.66790,000-11.53%
AIV
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
$7.881.03%-1.99%-8.37%-3.67%-11.46%-9.43%-16.26%-82.67%-84.63%$9.49$6.8916.92%14.37%0.801,673,00041.30%
INVH
INVITATION HOMES INC
$30.540.96%1.97%-4.14%-10.26%-4.26%-13.39%-23.23%3.18%N/A$37.80$29.3719.21%3.98%0.744,871,00062.31%
ELME
ELME COMMUNITIES
$16.690.66%1.58%2.83%2.90%-2.05%-2.63%-22.73%-26.67%-38.37%$18.49$13.959.73%19.64%0.67950,000-7.05%
AMH
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
$34.780.55%1.05%-2.00%-9.17%-2.14%-9.47%-10.22%21.14%121.81%$41.41$31.6816.01%9.79%0.721,660,000-7.98%
SUI
SUN COMMUNITIES INC
$127.770.44%1.95%2.60%5.41%1.32%-2.11%-25.41%-13.81%83.63%$147.83$109.2213.57%16.98%0.68639,000-25.70%
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
$259.381.24%1.88%-7.51%-9.13%-10.80%-8.99%-12.66%17.77%12.23%$317.73$243.8518.36%6.37%0.78378,0002.16%
MAA
MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
$140.900.62%0.30%-4.43%-12.43%-10.57%-8.12%-25.32%21.42%67.48%$173.38$137.3218.73%2.61%0.67927,00037.33%
IRT
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC
$17.430.64%1.16%1.93%-9.31%-16.20%-11.30%-22.64%47.59%115.19%$22.26$16.5921.70%5.06%0.822,997,00052.36%
AVB
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
$190.580.67%2.03%-4.48%-7.30%-12.58%-11.23%-12.73%22.66%6.71%$239.29$180.4020.36%5.64%0.72768,000-25.44%
CSR
CENTERSPACE
$55.340.69%3.42%-6.90%-12.26%-11.10%-25.02%-38.31%-22.76%-24.09%$76.16$52.7627.34%4.89%0.6687,00017.57%
NXRT
NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST INC
$31.11-0.06%0.29%-7.79%-14.74%-21.66%-30.56%-51.42%-25.65%132.86%$48.37$29.9935.68%3.73%0.86202,0009.78%
EQR
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
$64.120.96%1.46%-3.04%-9.51%-10.02%-9.99%-19.83%15.76%-17.30%$78.84$59.4118.67%7.93%0.763,890,000130.18%
UDR
UDR INC
$38.511.16%1.10%-3.68%-8.09%-10.59%-7.47%-23.03%9.87%8.66%$47.55$36.6119.01%5.19%0.772,043,00044.18%
BRT
BRT APARTMENTS CORP
$15.05-1.44%1.01%-1.38%-4.08%-15.31%-16.11%-39.66%37.95%116.55%$20.22$14.1725.57%6.21%0.8025,600-32.63%
CLPR
CLIPPER REALTY INC
$3.82-3.05%-4.74%1.60%-4.98%-16.59%-11.78%-58.16%-48.45%N/A$7.12$3.3946.35%12.68%0.81101,00098.04%
ELS
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
$60.680.65%0.88%-0.69%-4.92%-7.08%-13.72%-21.09%-8.44%104.69%$76.60$58.1520.78%4.35%0.571,220,00028.42%
UMH
UMH PROPERTIES INC
$15.97-1.60%-2.32%-4.14%-6.28%-8.85%-17.43%-18.77%17.00%67.23%$20.64$15.7022.61%1.72%0.721,103,000219.71%
BHM
BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC
$13.090.00%-3.41%-11.66%26.63%13.39%-25.23%N/AN/AN/A$17.40$9.3024.80%40.70%0.440-100.00%

Residential REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best residential reit stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE)


Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) is the #1 top residential reit stock out of 21 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 Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -11 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 28.

VRE passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Veris Residential has seen its stock lose -13.23% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -2 percentage points.

Veris Residential has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 31.18% from Veris Residential's current stock price of $14.23.

Veris Residential stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Veris Residential, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)


Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is the #2 top residential reit stock out of 21 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 Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) has a Due Diligence Score of 10, which is -18 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 28.

MRP passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Millrose Properties has an average 1 year price target of $30.75, a downside of -3.12% from Millrose Properties's current stock price of $31.74.

Millrose Properties stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Millrose Properties, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT)


Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) is the #3 top residential reit stock out of 21 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 Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -1 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 28.

CPT passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Camden Property Trust has seen its stock lose -10.84% over the past year.

Camden Property Trust has an average 1 year price target of $125.31, an upside of 17.31% from Camden Property Trust's current stock price of $106.82.

Camden Property Trust stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Camden Property Trust, 30.77% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 46.15% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.69% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the residential reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 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 7.46%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.73%. 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 -37.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nexpoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT)


Nexpoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) has an annual dividend yield of 6.4%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.73%. Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend payout ratio of -101.6% 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 5.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.73%. 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 -168.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are residential reit stocks up?

Residential reit stocks were up 0.66% in the last day, and up 1.4% over the last week.

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

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. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)


Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) 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.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 14, which is -6 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

2. Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB)


Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) 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.

Avalonbay Communities has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avalonbay Communities's stock has dropped -11.23% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the residential reit industry.

3. MID America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA)


MID America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) 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.

MID America Apartment Communities has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

MID America Apartment Communities's stock has dropped -8.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by 3 percentage points.

Are residential reit stocks a good buy now?

55% of residential reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect residential reit stocks to rise by 16.46% 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), 40% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 33.99x.
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