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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 248 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 11 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 24.45% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 57 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $409.33, an upside of 10.77% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $369.52.

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.

Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 248 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 Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 17 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marcus & Millichap has seen its stock return 1.86% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 35 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 248 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 7 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diamondrock Hospitality Co has seen its stock return 52.48% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 85 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $12.58, an upside of 2.38% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $12.29.

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 181 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 57.89%, which is 51 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.81%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -728% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) has an annual dividend yield of 23.02%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.81%. Lument Finance Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Lument Finance Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lument Finance Trust's dividend payout ratio of -138.5% 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 21.62%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.81%. 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 1.13% in the last day, and up 0.78% over the last week. Xchange Tecinc was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 348.09% yesterday.

XChange shares are trading higher. The company announced signing of a non-binding letter of intent to acquire First Cycle.

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 57, which is 36 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newmark Group's stock has dropped -12.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 21 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) 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.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates STRW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 25.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 58 percentage points.

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) 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.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -6.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 26 percentage points.

36.07% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 9.53% over the next year.

1% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.5% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 73% are rated C (Hold), 17% are rated D (Sell), and 5.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).