Sectors & IndustriesReal Estate

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 34, which is 9 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 32.14% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 69 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $409.33, an upside of 12.55% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $363.69.

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 #2 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 29, which is 4 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diamondrock Hospitality Co has seen its stock return 66.69% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 103 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $12.58, a downside of -0.41% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $12.64.

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.

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) 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 Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 3 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Advanced Flower Capital has seen its stock lose -38.67% over the past year, underperforming other real estate stocks by -2 percentage points.

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:

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 57.84%, which is 51 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.29%.

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

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) has an annual dividend yield of 49.06%, which is 42 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.29%. Apartment Investment & Management Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Apartment Investment & Management Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) has an annual dividend yield of 31.95%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.29%. Site Centers's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Site Centers's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Site Centers's dividend payout ratio of 394.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Real estate stocks were down -0.87% in the last day, and down -1.17% over the last week. Smith Douglas Homes was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -9.65% yesterday.

Smith Douglas Homes shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q2 financial results.

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 43, which is 23 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -8.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 28 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 -6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. 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 43.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 80 percentage points.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) 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.

Cushman & Wakefield has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cushman & Wakefield's stock has dropped -0.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 37 percentage points.

36.72% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 10.09% over the next year.

0.5% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.48% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.15% are rated C (Hold), 19.9% are rated D (Sell), and 4.98% are rated F (Strong Sell).