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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 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 12 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 17.84% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 43 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $390.75, an upside of 23.83% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $315.55.

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 256 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% 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: B.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 26 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 1.4% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 26 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, an upside of 48.07% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $14.52.

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.

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 256 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -11 points lower than the real estate sector average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNL as a "B".It passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Global Net Lease has seen its stock return 25.1% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 50 percentage points.

Global Net Lease has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 6.16% from Global Net Lease's current stock price of $9.42.

Global Net Lease stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Global Net Lease, 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 182 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the real estate sector average of 6.62%. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -19.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) has an annual dividend yield of 20.81%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.62%. Ready Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Ready Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ready Capital's dividend payout ratio of -33.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH) has an annual dividend yield of 19.61%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.62%. 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.

Real estate stocks were down -0.35% in the last day, and up 0.59% over the last week. Mdjm was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -61.9% yesterday.

MDJM Ltd. shares are trading lower after the company priced a $2.5 million registered direct offering.

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 -99.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -75 percentage points.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) is the second 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.

Cushman & Wakefield 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.

Cushman & Wakefield's stock has gained 12.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 38 percentage points.

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) 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.

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 -30.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -5 percentage points.

40.32% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 8.9% over the next year.

0.47% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.69% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.81% are rated C (Hold), 31.46% are rated D (Sell), and 6.57% are rated F (Strong Sell).