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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:

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 256 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 22 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 14.43% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 55 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, an upside of 32.88% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $16.18.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Newmark Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 256 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 16 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 17.62% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 59 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $389.00, an upside of 16.14% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $334.94.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 256 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 Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) 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. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 17.65% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 59 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 24.1% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $36.26.

Cbl & Associates Properties stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cbl & Associates 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.

Out of 183 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) has an annual dividend yield of 688.24%, which is 678 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.1%. Elme Communities's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Elme Communities's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Elme Communities's dividend payout ratio of -47.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH) has an annual dividend yield of 19.8%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.1%. Sachem Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Sachem Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sachem Capital's dividend payout ratio of -26% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has an annual dividend yield of 19.69%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.1%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout ratio of 1,833.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Real estate stocks were down -0.23% in the last day, and down -0.11% over the last week. La Rosa Holdings was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -13.79% yesterday.

La Rosa Holdings shares are trading lower. The company announced a contract to purchase development site for up to 10,000 sq. ft. tier 3 AI data center in Central Florida's Osceola County.

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:

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) 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.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's stock has dropped -99.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -59 percentage points.

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) 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.

Re/Max Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Re/Max Holdings's stock has dropped -30.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 11 percentage points.

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) is the third most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rithm Capital has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rithm Capital's stock has dropped -6.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 34 percentage points.

40.11% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 12.56% over the next year.

1.4% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.72% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.86% are rated C (Hold), 26.98% are rated D (Sell), and 6.05% are rated F (Strong Sell).