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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top real estate stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best real estate stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the real estate sector.

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 real estate stocks to buy right now are:

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 17 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 24.84% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 44 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $399.50, an upside of 38.28% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $288.90.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 26 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 23.38% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 43 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $19.83, an upside of 38.69% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $14.30.

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

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has seen its stock lose -20.98% over the past year, underperforming other real estate stocks by -2 percentage points.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 24.48% from Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's current stock price of $2.41.

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

Out of 187 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 87.54%, which is 81 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.92%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -274.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 20.88%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.92%. Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Orchid Island Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout ratio of 161.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN) has an annual dividend yield of 20.17%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.92%. Ellington Credit Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Ellington Credit Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ellington Credit Co's dividend payout ratio of -564.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Real estate stocks were up 1.12% in the last day, and down -1.93% over the last week. Sachem Capital was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 33.98% yesterday.

Sachem Capital shares are trading higher after the company announced it entered into a contribution agreement with Industrial Realty Group in a $3.4 billion transaction.

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 real estate stocks right now are:

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is the most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the real estate sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -6.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 13 percentage points.

Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS) is the second most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Irsa Investments & Representations has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the real estate sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Irsa Investments & Representations's stock has dropped -11.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 8 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is the third most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 28.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 48 percentage points.

36.11% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 11.51% over the next year.

1.44% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.33% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.35% are rated C (Hold), 21.63% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).