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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 249 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: B, and AI: C.

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 30.62% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 75 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $397.67, an upside of 15.91% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $343.08.

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.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 249 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 Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 21 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 19.52% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 64 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $19.83, an upside of 22.46% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $16.20.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Newmark Group, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 249 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 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 22, which is -3 points lower than the real estate sector average of 25. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AFCG as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Advanced Flower Capital has seen its stock lose -43.16% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 1 percentage points.

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:

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 56.02%, which is 49 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -274.2% 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 49.81%, which is 43 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7%. 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.

Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN) has an annual dividend yield of 21.57%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7%. 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 0.45% in the last day, and up 0.83% over the last week. Rithm Capital was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 5.96% yesterday.

Rithm Capital shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings 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 57, which is 37 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -7.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 37 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 41.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 86 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 9 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Orchid Island Capital's stock has dropped -10.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 34 percentage points.

35.75% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 6.79% over the next year.

1.97% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.45% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.46% are rated C (Hold), 21.18% are rated D (Sell), and 3.94% are rated F (Strong Sell).