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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
NMRK	NEWMARK GROUP INC	$3.17B	$17.58	$20.00	13.77%	Strong Buy	4	8.62%	51.38%	26.90%	6.74%
CWK	CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC	$3.86B	$16.66	$18.67	12.05%	Buy	6	5.70%	24.40%	24.50%	6.23%
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$1.16B	$37.82	$45.00	18.98%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBRE	CBRE GROUP INC	$49.67B	$166.92	$180.86	8.35%	Strong Buy	7	11.15%	35.65%	40.72%	12.17%
JLL	JONES LANG LASALLE INC	$16.54B	$350.54	$367.00	4.70%	Strong Buy	5	7.84%	25.11%	19.96%	8.34%
JOE	ST JOE CO	$3.57B	$61.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RMAX	RE/MAX HOLDINGS INC	$155.04M	$7.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.52%	108.78%	6.73%	5.18%
OUT	OUTFRONT MEDIA INC	$4.05B	$24.24	$25.20	3.96%	Strong Buy	5	4.56%	35.54%	N/A	N/A
FOR	FORESTAR GROUP INC	$1.28B	$25.26	$32.00	26.68%	Buy	3	0.58%	-7.37%	10.15%	5.72%
VRE	VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC	$1.40B	$14.97	$20.00	33.60%	Buy	2	5.03%	-69.08%	N/A	N/A
CIGI	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$7.47B	$147.06	$182.50	24.10%	Buy	4	11.69%	230.47%	30.21%	6.40%
IRS	IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC	$1.22B	$15.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$1.36B	$9.81	$10.83	10.43%	Buy	3	-20.59%	7.60%	8.89%	1.74%
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$170.56M	$13.00	$14.00	7.69%	Strong Buy	1	5.90%	7.85%	N/A	N/A
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$8.34B	$47.13	$53.44	13.40%	Strong Buy	9	9.15%	115.76%	N/A	N/A
PSTL	POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC	$418.31M	$16.05	$17.58	9.55%	Buy	3	14.12%	7.18%	6.99%	2.60%
CSR	CENTERSPACE	$1.11B	$66.34	$67.33	1.50%	Hold	3	5.16%	N/A	-1.99%	-0.71%
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$17.23B	$28.10	$32.90	17.08%	Buy	10	4.80%	1.42%	7.34%	3.76%
FSV	FIRSTSERVICE CORP	$7.07B	$155.14	$210.67	35.79%	Strong Buy	3	6.35%	49.41%	24.05%	7.34%
FVR	FRONTVIEW REIT INC	$333.25M	$15.39	$16.33	6.13%	Buy	3	N/A	N/A	-1.16%	-0.53%
REAX	REAL BROKERAGE INC	$778.26M	$3.69	$6.50	76.15%	Strong Buy	2	32.92%	N/A	25.40%	9.38%
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$8.19B	$36.66	$40.00	9.11%	Strong Buy	7	8.26%	14.77%	9.34%	7.33%
ILPT	INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST	$395.29M	$5.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.28%	N/A	-12.11%	-1.15%
EXPI	EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.49B	$9.35	$12.00	28.34%	Strong Buy	1	9.07%	N/A	7.58%	3.88%
LAMR	LAMAR ADVERTISING CO	$12.89B	$127.28	$131.75	3.51%	Buy	4	7.30%	39.55%	64.28%	9.73%
MMI	MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC	$1.09B	$28.05	$29.00	3.39%	Strong Sell	1	16.99%	N/A	10.64%	7.89%
WETH	WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC	$18.26M	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$551.34M	$39.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.68%	34.41%	16.08%	4.49%
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$473.76M	$16.64	$18.00	8.17%	Buy	2	10.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$15.87B	$23.23	$22.63	-2.60%	Strong Buy	8	261.47%	36.38%	13.60%	1.61%
WSR	WHITESTONE REIT	$714.79M	$14.01	$15.00	7.07%	Strong Buy	1	4.94%	-13.80%	7.39%	2.83%
WHLR	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$1.20M	$1.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VICI	VICI PROPERTIES INC	$29.77B	$27.85	$34.18	22.74%	Strong Buy	11	4.01%	6.53%	N/A	N/A
BRSP	BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC	$757.64M	$5.84	$5.75	-1.54%	Hold	2	N/A	N/A	9.60%	2.84%
SAFE	SAFEHOLD INC	$1.03B	$14.30	$18.50	29.37%	Hold	6	7.39%	5.15%	N/A	N/A
FPH	FIVE POINT HOLDINGS LLC	$845.64M	$5.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTMX	VESTA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SAB DE CV	$2.62B	$30.47	$40.00	31.28%	Strong Buy	1	10.36%	-11.51%	5.72%	3.20%
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$1.61B	$27.89	$30.00	7.57%	Buy	2	9.99%	12.05%	8.68%	4.27%
NLOP	NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES	$309.32M	$20.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLPI	GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC	$12.63B	$44.63	$51.75	15.95%	Buy	10	8.47%	9.44%	N/A	N/A
SUNS	SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC	$128.98M	$9.61	$11.00	14.46%	Buy	1	135.68%	21.65%	9.49%	6.77%
WPC	W P CAREY INC	$14.11B	$64.39	$69.43	7.83%	Hold	7	8.13%	92.12%	N/A	N/A
OLP	ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC	$448.92M	$20.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.21%	-18.20%	7.01%	2.67%
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$60.82B	$186.30	$191.73	2.91%	Buy	11	1.48%	1.10%	100.76%	7.05%
PMT	PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST	$1.10B	$12.59	$13.50	7.23%	Buy	2	25.48%	81.14%	7.97%	0.81%
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$770.94M	$31.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.78%	-11.19%	7.87%	1.15%
HST	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$12.56B	$18.26	$19.39	6.18%	Buy	9	2.54%	1.28%	14.39%	7.35%
MRP	MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC	$4.91B	$29.56	$39.33	33.06%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBAC	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$20.04B	$188.12	$233.00	23.86%	Buy	14	3.49%	6.00%	-20.29%	8.89%
ADAM	ADAMAS TRUST INC	$666.47M	$7.38	$7.92	7.28%	Strong Buy	3	44.78%	410.00%	7.29%	0.82%
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	$1.45B	$13.53	$14.08	4.09%	Strong Buy	3	-39.69%	39.86%	11.23%	1.11%
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$13.12B	$44.38	$46.63	5.06%	Buy	8	4.03%	16.14%	N/A	N/A
DRH	DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO	$1.88B	$9.22	$9.58	3.94%	Hold	6	2.80%	38.12%	N/A	N/A
EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$3.89B	$51.15	$58.36	14.09%	Buy	7	2.68%	11.18%	N/A	N/A
CSGP	COSTAR GROUP INC	$28.48B	$67.20	$95.11	41.53%	Buy	9	17.46%	275.07%	15.78%	12.57%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$257.96M	$12.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.08%	1.60%	12.97%	9.41%
HASI	HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC	$4.12B	$32.54	$39.83	22.41%	Strong Buy	6	2.71%	12.22%	18.55%	5.89%
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$964.73M	$9.44	$10.42	10.35%	Buy	3	-10.48%	55.90%	8.61%	1.30%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$695.74M	$8.89	$10.75	20.92%	Strong Buy	2	-13.87%	75.12%	8.48%	2.26%
SEG	SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC	$252.44M	$20.16	$30.00	48.81%	Strong Buy	1	17.11%	N/A	-0.26%	-0.18%
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$2.40B	$19.04	$22.20	16.60%	Hold	5	-4.25%	-58.57%	4.87%	1.90%
KRC	KILROY REALTY CORP	$4.69B	$39.64	$42.60	7.47%	Hold	10	0.57%	-46.90%	1.38%	0.68%
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$3.64B	$76.36	$85.20	11.58%	Strong Buy	5	9.39%	3.64%	N/A	N/A
RPT	RITHM PROPERTY TRUST INC	$122.35M	$16.16	$21.00	29.95%	Strong Buy	2	472.07%	-67.68%	5.35%	1.56%
IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	$25.09B	$84.88	$118.00	39.02%	Strong Buy	3	10.91%	75.62%	N/A	N/A
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$2.04B	$18.22	$17.00	-6.70%	Buy	2	136.59%	N/A	16.99%	1.87%
AFCG	ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC	$66.20M	$2.93	$4.50	53.58%	Hold	1	26.90%	N/A	28.72%	16.84%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$406.63M	$2.90	$3.50	20.69%	Buy	2	6.86%	N/A	0.87%	0.28%
MITT	AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$269.51M	$8.49	$9.13	7.48%	Strong Buy	4	6.32%	9.21%	7.06%	0.44%
CTO	CTO REALTY GROWTH INC	$594.68M	$18.37	$21.00	14.32%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	0.65%	0.29%
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$337.19M	$6.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.33%	-0.21%
NNN	NNN REIT INC	$7.66B	$40.35	$43.40	7.56%	Hold	5	6.07%	0.79%	N/A	N/A
CCI	CROWN CASTLE INC	$37.94B	$87.13	$115.92	33.05%	Buy	13	-1.19%	N/A	-170.87%	8.10%
KW	KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC	$1.35B	$9.82	$11.00	12.02%	Strong Sell	1	N/A	N/A	-5.21%	-1.19%
VTR	VENTAS INC	$35.77B	$76.14	$80.27	5.43%	Strong Buy	11	11.95%	33.80%	6.83%	3.14%
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$7.95B	$25.96	$30.14	16.11%	Buy	7	5.86%	-0.97%	9.91%	3.25%
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$1.40B	$14.78	$15.67	6.00%	Strong Buy	3	4.01%	-11.94%	N/A	N/A
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	$1.27B	$5.24	$5.75	9.73%	Buy	2	5.60%	N/A	-7.89%	-2.85%
CHCI	COMSTOCK HOLDING COMPANIES INC	$123.17M	$12.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIV	APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO	$851.49M	$5.91	$10.00	69.20%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXRT	NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST INC	$770.83M	$30.39	$33.00	8.59%	Hold	2	4.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPRT	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC	$5.88B	$29.69	$35.39	19.20%	Strong Buy	9	17.07%	4.91%	8.06%	4.68%
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$1.69B	$35.41	$39.00	10.14%	Hold	5	-33.39%	166.69%	9.44%	4.42%
AMT	AMERICAN TOWER CORP	$82.31B	$175.82	$225.11	28.03%	Strong Buy	9	5.42%	8.55%	103.35%	6.39%
FR	FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC	$7.65B	$57.77	$58.88	1.91%	Buy	8	8.51%	4.09%	11.42%	5.50%
OPAD	OFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC	$55.29M	$1.50	$2.33	55.00%	Buy	2	0.27%	N/A	-29.87%	-5.33%
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$198.52M	$2.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-58.53%	-6.17%
TRNO	TERRENO REALTY CORP	$6.09B	$58.86	$64.00	8.73%	Buy	9	14.68%	-11.33%	N/A	N/A
CDP	COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES	$3.20B	$28.30	$33.17	17.20%	Buy	6	3.49%	4.90%	N/A	N/A
RYN	RAYONIER INC	$3.36B	$21.82	$25.67	17.63%	Hold	3	-21.91%	-48.30%	4.50%	2.94%
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$3.24B	$19.33	$20.33	5.19%	Hold	3	-4.54%	133.60%	9.55%	1.74%
LXP	LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST	$2.96B	$50.05	$56.25	12.39%	Buy	2	5.71%	19.65%	12.32%	6.85%
PDM	PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC	$1.05B	$8.46	$10.00	18.20%	Strong Buy	1	-0.15%	N/A	0.16%	0.06%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$94.42M	$2.57	$2.75	7.00%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	8.68%	1.33%
NTST	NETSTREIT CORP	$1.43B	$17.15	$20.40	18.95%	Strong Buy	10	15.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKT	TANGER INC	$3.92B	$34.05	$35.75	4.99%	Buy	4	2.94%	49.40%	18.89%	5.04%
RMR	RMR GROUP INC	$505.93M	$15.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.79%	4.69%
BDN	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST	$522.83M	$3.01	$4.00	32.89%	Hold	2	2.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$2.74B	$20.89	$22.00	5.31%	Strong Buy	3	9.21%	18.16%	0.53%	0.24%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$603.75M	$8.51	$8.25	-3.06%	Buy	2	316.76%	372.77%	20.25%	2.61%

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	+0.94%	-2.71%	-5.61%	-19.25%	46.96x	0.96x	+4.99%	+1.63%	+2.37%	+20.05%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	+1.70%	+2.03%	+0.47%	+21.42%	22.35x	1.83x	+10.78%	+4.60%	+0.24%	+10.65%	Buy
Real Estate Services	44	+0.64%	+1.24%	+4.13%	+0.10%	266.71x	3.09x	+5.78%	+1.94%	+5.54%	+16.73%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	21	+0.43%	+0.10%	+0.27%	-14.86%	19.28x	1.16x	+6.01%	+3.60%	N/A	+12.66%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.65%	-0.64%	-3.29%	+23.74%	97.35x	2.56x	+2.67%	+1.61%	N/A	+10.89%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	16	+1.11%	-0.61%	+5.62%	-12.39%	68.98x	1.29x	+11.98%	+3.28%	-0.00%	+10.63%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	18	+1.42%	+0.83%	+0.90%	-2.55%	27.83x	2.22x	+8.13%	+4.21%	+0.01%	+9.14%	Hold
REIT - Mortgage	39	-0.07%	-0.80%	-3.12%	-5.99%	5.12x	0.88x	+5.72%	+0.77%	N/A	+16.59%	Buy
REIT - Office	21	+2.55%	+0.59%	+1.40%	-25.65%	107.79x	0.87x	+1.32%	+0.56%	N/A	+14.77%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	+1.45%	-1.36%	+3.20%	-7.52%	33.34x	2.19x	+10.47%	+4.39%	N/A	+10.72%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	+0.71%	+0.35%	+3.49%	-79.25%	34.68x	2.16x	+28.39%	+3.51%	N/A	+9.65%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	+0.93%	+0.72%	+1.62%	-9.89%	44.50x	5.96x	+21.19%	+2.08%	+3.65%	+21.14%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 261 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 24 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 36.81% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 72 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 13.77% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $17.58.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 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.

2. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 261 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 Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 21 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cushman & Wakefield has seen its stock return 29.65% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 65 percentage points.

Cushman & Wakefield has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 12.05% from Cushman & Wakefield's current stock price of $16.66.

Cushman & Wakefield stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Cushman & Wakefield, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 261 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 Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 25.11% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 61 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 18.98% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $37.82.

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

1. Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO)

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the real estate sector average of 6.39%. Vornado Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Vornado Realty Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vornado Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of 16.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)

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 6.39%. 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.

3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has an annual dividend yield of 19.46%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.39%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout ratio of 1,833.3% 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 1.01% in the last day, and up 0.2% 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. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR)

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 -99.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -64 percentage points.

2. Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS)

Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS) 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.

Irsa Investments & Representations has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Irsa Investments & Representations's stock has dropped -0.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 35 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 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 -26.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 9 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

44.79% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 14.07% over the next year.

1.4% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.72% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.33% are rated C (Hold), 24.65% are rated D (Sell), and 7.91% 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 67.75x.

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