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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:

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 243 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 38 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 26.77% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 113 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 243 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 16 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 2.42% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 88 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $410.33, an upside of 34.31% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $305.51.

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

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 243 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diamondrock Hospitality Co has seen its stock return 75.42% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 161 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $13.47, an upside of 0.39% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $13.42.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Diamondrock Hospitality Co, 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.

Out of 176 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) has an annual dividend yield of 34.94%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.39%. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of 1,337.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) has an annual dividend yield of 31.5%, which is 24 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.39%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout ratio of -10% 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 26.56%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.39%. 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 85.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Real estate stocks were up 0.03% in the last day, and up 0.25% over the last week. Site Centers was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 13.95% yesterday.

SITE Centers shares are trading higher after the company announced a $3 per share special cash distribution and a plan to voluntarily delist from the New York Stock Exchange.

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:

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) 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.

Newmark Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newmark Group's stock has dropped -34.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 52 percentage points.

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) 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.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -30.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 55 percentage points.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) 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.

Orchid Island Capital has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Orchid Island Capital's stock has dropped -31.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 54 percentage points.

39.2% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 19.01% over the next year.

1.01% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.03% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.35% are rated C (Hold), 19.6% are rated D (Sell), and 4.02% are rated F (Strong Sell).