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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.

Sector: Real Estate

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
JLL	JONES LANG LASALLE INC	$14.92B	$318.53	$391.75	22.99%	Strong Buy	4	7.03%	19.07%	20.38%	8.59%
NMRK	NEWMARK GROUP INC	$2.84B	$15.38	$18.50	20.29%	Strong Buy	2	10.01%	49.98%	32.18%	9.37%
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$1.29B	$41.66	$45.00	8.02%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$171.91M	$12.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.42%	13.91%	N/A	N/A
OUT	OUTFRONT MEDIA INC	$5.02B	$28.50	$28.50	0.00%	Strong Buy	6	4.78%	26.57%	34.96%	4.67%
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$476.58M	$16.68	$18.00	7.91%	Buy	3	10.27%	108.41%	N/A	N/A
RMAX	RE/MAX HOLDINGS INC	$117.03M	$5.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.62%	233.37%	6.49%	5.04%
NLOP	NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES	$173.18M	$11.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSV	FIRSTSERVICE CORP	$6.62B	$144.83	$210.67	45.46%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MRP	MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC	$4.79B	$28.84	$39.00	35.23%	Strong Buy	2	38.72%	29.98%	N/A	N/A
MMI	MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC	$1.02B	$26.65	$28.00	5.07%	Strong Sell	1	14.43%	N/A	10.44%	7.61%
VTMX	VESTA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SAB DE CV	$3.11B	$35.20	$40.00	13.64%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RITM	RITHM CAPITAL CORP	$5.44B	$9.79	$14.38	46.83%	Strong Buy	4	-19.74%	51.63%	16.98%	2.70%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$241.31M	$30.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOE	ST JOE CO	$3.89B	$67.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DOUG	DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC	$149.09M	$1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CWK	CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD	$3.14B	$13.54	$17.25	27.40%	Buy	4	4.70%	73.30%	25.75%	6.56%
REAX	REAL BROKERAGE INC	$528.30M	$2.51	$5.54	120.72%	Strong Buy	5	20.66%	N/A	83.09%	33.85%
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$13.42B	$45.41	$48.50	6.80%	Buy	8	6.27%	1.67%	N/A	N/A
CSGP	COSTAR GROUP INC	$16.30B	$38.82	$59.50	53.27%	Buy	8	14.93%	382.18%	15.61%	12.34%
CIGI	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$5.64B	$110.42	$169.50	53.50%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GNL	GLOBAL NET LEASE INC	$2.05B	$9.55	$10.00	4.71%	Buy	1	-0.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$63.05B	$194.04	$198.00	2.04%	Hold	9	3.05%	-21.28%	44.77%	5.74%
CTO	CTO REALTY GROWTH INC	$624.82M	$19.19	$21.00	9.43%	Strong Buy	1	7.63%	72.50%	0.81%	0.36%
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$1.89B	$39.04	$41.00	5.02%	Hold	3	-29.74%	-11.50%	9.07%	4.73%
VTR	VENTAS INC	$39.92B	$84.05	$92.88	10.50%	Strong Buy	8	9.49%	36.74%	6.82%	3.09%
ILPT	INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST	$372.59M	$5.59	$7.40	32.38%	Strong Buy	1	5.04%	N/A	-9.16%	-0.86%
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	$282.31M	$18.71	$21.38	14.24%	Strong Buy	4	-2.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$2.84B	$4.75	$5.00	5.26%	Sell	2	3.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLPI	GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC	$13.07B	$46.15	$51.44	11.46%	Buy	8	7.13%	8.83%	22.09%	7.91%
IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	$31.65B	$106.97	$120.00	12.18%	Strong Buy	4	10.10%	82.02%	N/A	N/A
CBRE	CBRE GROUP INC	$42.06B	$142.49	$176.33	23.75%	Strong Buy	3	10.68%	37.22%	40.52%	11.65%
AMT	AMERICAN TOWER CORP	$82.11B	$176.18	$214.39	21.69%	Buy	13	3.73%	12.10%	103.36%	5.97%
IRS	IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC	$1.29B	$16.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HST	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$13.45B	$19.71	$21.25	7.81%	Buy	8	1.63%	-1.04%	14.50%	7.29%
PSTL	POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC	$539.73M	$19.65	$20.00	1.78%	Buy	2	14.96%	4.73%	7.07%	2.66%
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$9.00B	$29.37	$32.50	10.66%	Strong Buy	6	3.05%	-1.02%	9.77%	3.22%
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	$1.70B	$7.03	$7.25	3.13%	Buy	2	3.13%	N/A	-6.53%	-2.50%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$96.26M	$2.62	$3.00	14.50%	Buy	1	-45.98%	N/A	9.53%	1.46%
SKT	TANGER INC	$4.12B	$35.78	$37.17	3.88%	Hold	6	2.27%	7.75%	19.54%	5.20%
AFCG	ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC	$68.23M	$2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.53%	N/A	28.84%	18.37%
FBRT	FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC	$694.69M	$8.58	$12.00	39.86%	Strong Buy	1	17.27%	73.02%	6.97%	1.66%
MITT	TPG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$246.90M	$7.78	$9.31	19.70%	Strong Buy	4	5.52%	17.64%	8.37%	0.54%
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$1.98B	$33.15	$32.00	-3.47%	Buy	3	8.06%	7.38%	9.10%	4.49%
PMT	PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST	$1.04B	$12.00	$13.33	11.11%	Hold	3	14.88%	27.73%	7.59%	0.67%
RMR	RMR GROUP INC	$516.78M	$16.12	$19.00	17.87%	Strong Buy	2	7.04%	-45.81%	11.20%	3.79%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$240.32M	$11.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.68%	1.96%	13.13%	9.51%
ADAM	ADAMAS TRUST INC	$689.41M	$7.62	$9.17	20.30%	Strong Buy	3	2.03%	-3.62%	7.24%	0.82%
SITC	SITE CENTERS CORP	$284.35M	$5.42	$5.50	1.48%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	-6.87%	-5.50%
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$1.40B	$15.18	$16.00	5.40%	Strong Buy	1	3.96%	-16.67%	N/A	N/A
ACRE	ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP	$272.96M	$4.93	$5.33	8.17%	Hold	3	3.70%	N/A	6.65%	2.09%
HASI	HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC	$4.94B	$38.56	$43.33	12.38%	Strong Buy	6	13.65%	34.00%	19.58%	6.16%
WSR	WHITESTONE REIT	$870.58M	$16.94	$17.00	0.35%	Strong Buy	1	4.23%	-24.17%	7.14%	2.79%
TRNO	TERRENO REALTY CORP	$6.67B	$64.06	$68.82	7.43%	Buy	11	11.77%	-26.52%	N/A	N/A
ESRT	EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST INC	$887.02M	$5.18	$6.77	30.64%	Sell	3	2.28%	-41.90%	0.99%	0.23%
LAMR	LAMAR ADVERTISING CO	$13.39B	$132.12	$136.33	3.19%	Buy	3	5.39%	5.39%	73.36%	10.71%
EXPI	EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$964.69M	$5.99	$9.75	62.77%	Strong Buy	2	6.26%	N/A	9.47%	5.20%
GOOD	GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	$577.98M	$11.94	$12.50	4.69%	Hold	1	3.53%	-0.96%	N/A	N/A
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$392.21M	$8.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.91%	-0.58%
DRH	DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO	$1.99B	$9.76	$10.50	7.58%	Buy	7	2.88%	10.30%	N/A	N/A
EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$4.06B	$53.02	$58.50	10.34%	Buy	6	5.11%	1.49%	N/A	N/A
WPC	W P CAREY INC	$15.65B	$71.42	$72.75	1.86%	Hold	8	5.04%	16.10%	7.99%	3.60%
REG	REGENCY CENTERS CORP	$14.24B	$77.86	$79.89	2.61%	Buy	9	2.80%	-1.13%	8.22%	4.37%
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$2.19B	$10.87	$10.80	-0.64%	Hold	5	2.98%	N/A	12.32%	5.01%
FPH	FIVE POINT HOLDINGS LLC	$737.13M	$5.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VICI	VICI PROPERTIES INC	$29.64B	$27.73	$32.67	17.80%	Buy	9	2.98%	6.87%	11.68%	6.95%
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$8.66B	$38.77	$43.11	11.20%	Strong Buy	9	8.31%	0.58%	9.41%	7.38%
CMCT	CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP	$154.15k	$0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRSP	BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC	$744.75M	$5.79	$6.25	7.94%	Hold	2	-32.88%	N/A	10.49%	2.76%
RHP	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC	$6.10B	$96.85	$110.29	13.87%	Strong Buy	7	8.57%	-0.64%	37.30%	4.53%
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	$4.79B	$38.05	$39.20	3.02%	Hold	5	4.16%	-5.58%	4.63%	2.00%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$622.91M	$7.95	$10.17	27.89%	Strong Buy	3	2.57%	41.96%	8.98%	2.18%
HPP	HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES INC	$325.99M	$6.01	$12.63	110.15%	Hold	10	-1.40%	N/A	-6.64%	-2.71%
STWD	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC	$6.51B	$17.58	$20.50	16.61%	Buy	2	13.77%	30.76%	11.24%	1.21%
CDP	COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES	$3.59B	$31.72	$34.17	7.71%	Buy	6	3.73%	3.12%	N/A	N/A
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$9.10B	$48.40	$56.22	16.16%	Strong Buy	9	11.80%	58.25%	N/A	N/A
SHO	SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC	$1.75B	$9.22	$10.25	11.17%	Buy	4	3.40%	230.79%	N/A	N/A
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$6.14B	$17.61	$19.67	11.68%	Buy	3	0.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A
O	REALTY INCOME CORP	$58.55B	$62.79	$66.75	6.31%	Hold	12	7.32%	18.56%	4.73%	2.56%
ONL	ORION PROPERTIES INC	$125.85M	$2.23	$3.00	34.53%	Strong Buy	1	-4.24%	N/A	-3.20%	-1.70%
STAG	STAG INDUSTRIAL INC	$7.25B	$37.97	$40.17	5.79%	Hold	6	10.25%	-0.28%	N/A	N/A
DEA	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC	$1.03B	$22.15	$23.11	4.35%	Hold	4	6.03%	39.47%	1.98%	0.78%
PDM	PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC	$847.73M	$6.79	$10.00	47.28%	Strong Buy	1	2.60%	N/A	0.59%	0.22%
NNN	NNN REIT INC	$8.27B	$43.55	$44.17	1.42%	Sell	6	4.92%	4.33%	N/A	N/A
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	$3.78B	$63.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.04%	67.88%	7.64%	2.71%
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	$15.28B	$22.67	$24.78	9.30%	Buy	9	3.35%	1.23%	5.50%	2.90%
SEG	SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC	$277.99M	$22.20	$30.00	35.14%	Strong Buy	1	-1.79%	N/A	1.55%	1.09%
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$584.40M	$42.12	$43.00	2.09%	Hold	1	3.86%	37.58%	16.74%	4.51%
APLE	APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC	$2.83B	$12.02	$13.00	8.15%	Buy	4	3.05%	11.17%	N/A	N/A
AIV	APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO	$586.99M	$4.08	$10.00	145.10%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPAD	OFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC	$33.38M	$0.71	$2.25	218.25%	Buy	2	7.84%	N/A	-59.22%	-14.62%
AAT	AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST INC	$1.18B	$19.20	$18.00	-6.25%	Strong Sell	1	2.07%	-28.68%	2.59%	1.02%
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$4.10B	$84.74	$88.67	4.63%	Strong Buy	3	14.17%	6.45%	N/A	N/A
BNL	BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC	$3.73B	$19.51	$20.33	4.22%	Buy	6	7.10%	13.22%	4.60%	2.33%
IIPR	INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC	$1.39B	$49.32	$45.00	-8.76%	Sell	2	2.69%	10.20%	7.44%	5.80%
SAFE	SAFEHOLD INC	$1.03B	$14.42	$16.25	12.69%	Hold	4	5.04%	5.25%	5.70%	1.89%
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$1.00B	$9.84	$10.75	9.25%	Buy	3	-3.79%	9.26%	10.21%	1.43%
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$1.52B	$13.38	$13.19	-1.43%	Hold	8	-3.97%	N/A	2.00%	0.92%
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$11.59B	$16.68	$17.92	7.42%	Hold	6	3.48%	37.88%	2.81%	1.04%
FOR	FORESTAR GROUP INC	$1.31B	$25.81	$32.67	26.57%	Buy	3	-1.01%	-9.24%	9.42%	5.30%

Real Estate Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Real Estate - Development	13	+2.37%	+0.56%	+1.65%	-1.02%	9.49x	0.94x	+6.61%	+3.23%	+2.43%	+14.74%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	+1.16%	+1.88%	-0.46%	+38.22%	30.40x	1.68x	+9.75%	+4.75%	+0.41%	N/A
Real Estate Services	42	+2.82%	+3.95%	-0.55%	-3.83%	271.95x	2.47x	+2.32%	+0.87%	+3.69%	+31.39%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	21	+1.07%	+3.09%	-2.22%	+8.06%	20.00x	1.21x	+6.12%	+3.55%	N/A	+9.22%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.93%	+3.15%	-2.47%	+29.73%	121.45x	2.68x	+2.97%	+1.76%	N/A	+9.39%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	15	+3.61%	+4.55%	+1.51%	+26.17%	53.09x	1.37x	+10.72%	+3.34%	-0.00%	+8.91%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	+2.96%	+3.97%	-1.98%	+17.23%	29.54x	2.34x	+8.22%	+4.20%	+0.03%	+5.13%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	39	+2.06%	+2.53%	-2.84%	+5.15%	8.89x	0.80x	+2.23%	-3.26%	N/A	+25.65%	Buy
REIT - Office	20	+1.57%	+3.47%	-8.36%	-26.18%	21.94x	0.75x	+1.89%	+0.44%	N/A	+23.96%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	+1.14%	+2.65%	-3.32%	-4.71%	26.53x	2.16x	+11.65%	+4.94%	N/A	+15.52%	Buy
REIT - Retail	27	+1.57%	+3.27%	-0.70%	-18.02%	33.64x	2.26x	+44.72%	+5.50%	N/A	+5.01%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	18	+1.82%	+5.11%	+3.78%	+22.85%	63.22x	7.02x	+14.33%	+3.81%	+5.95%	+4.98%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

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:

1. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 254 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 17 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 53.07% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 49 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $391.75, an upside of 22.99% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $318.53.

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.

2. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 254 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 Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 50.2% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 46 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 20.29% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $15.38.

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.

3. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 254 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 Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 11 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 85.82% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 82 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 8.02% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $41.66.

Cbl & Associates Properties stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cbl & Associates Properties, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 189 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR)

Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the real estate sector average of 7.34%.

Mackenzie Realty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -3.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 85.97%, which is 79 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.34%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -194.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV)

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) has an annual dividend yield of 35.54%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.34%. 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.

Apartment Investment & Management Co's dividend payout ratio of 93.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks up?

Real estate stocks were up 1.91% in the last day, and up 3.69% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why real estate stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued real estate stocks?

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:

1. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

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 71, which is 46 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has gained 28.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 24 percentage points.

2. Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) 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.

Forestar Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Forestar Group's stock has gained 34.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 30 percentage points.

3. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)

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 46 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Re/Max Holdings's stock has dropped -20.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -24 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

37.43% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 11.62% over the next year.

0.94% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.66% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.96% are rated C (Hold), 28.3% are rated D (Sell), and 6.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the real estate sector?

The average P/E ratio of the real estate sector is 68.82x.

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1. Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR)

2. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)

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1. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

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