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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
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$2.60B	$20.62	$21.00	1.84%	Hold	2	-5.01%	-13.64%	6.04%	2.35%
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	$216.80M	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-7.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCI	CROWN CASTLE INC	$37.29B	$85.52	$97.00	13.42%	Buy	10	0.07%	48.89%	-123.37%	6.40%
MLP	MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC	$323.46M	$16.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$1.50B	$10.76	$11.25	4.55%	Strong Buy	2	-20.79%	N/A	8.47%	1.59%
NTST	NETSTREIT CORP	$1.92B	$19.77	$22.00	11.28%	Strong Buy	10	16.05%	74.96%	N/A	N/A
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$15.66B	$21.80	$24.00	10.09%	Strong Buy	9	82.02%	1.51%	13.42%	1.59%
HIW	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC	$2.44B	$22.22	$25.83	16.26%	Hold	6	4.39%	-14.00%	N/A	N/A
SUI	SUN COMMUNITIES INC	$15.84B	$128.62	$143.10	11.26%	Buy	10	1.73%	-32.30%	6.05%	3.36%
MRNO	MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PLC	$39.65M	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EGP	EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC	$10.30B	$193.06	$200.31	3.75%	Strong Buy	13	8.15%	6.58%	9.66%	6.22%
ELS	EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC	$12.37B	$63.78	$70.14	9.98%	Buy	7	-0.30%	5.99%	27.32%	8.35%
LXP	LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST	$2.92B	$49.50	$52.50	6.06%	Hold	3	5.77%	-25.72%	12.45%	7.17%
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$826.98M	$33.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.33%	1.72%	10.61%	1.51%
ADC	AGREE REALTY CORP	$9.21B	$76.76	$84.75	10.41%	Strong Buy	10	11.77%	9.83%	4.21%	2.70%
OLP	ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC	$491.67M	$22.54	$27.50	22.01%	Strong Buy	1	5.25%	-11.02%	7.21%	2.52%
EXR	EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC	$29.08B	$137.73	$151.20	9.78%	Buy	10	0.79%	4.83%	8.93%	4.10%
EQR	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL	$22.95B	$60.80	$68.42	12.53%	Buy	12	3.63%	-17.34%	5.94%	3.16%
SMA	SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT INC	$1.74B	$31.45	$36.72	16.76%	Buy	9	5.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FCPT	FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC	$2.68B	$24.39	$27.20	11.52%	Hold	5	6.80%	6.19%	8.53%	4.75%
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$3.26B	$19.31	$21.50	11.34%	Buy	3	-18.77%	72.13%	9.59%	1.68%
EARN	ELLINGTON CREDIT CO	$175.03M	$4.66	$5.38	15.34%	Buy	2	120.90%	N/A	17.69%	5.16%
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$9.27B	$107.39	$114.60	6.71%	Buy	10	4.99%	-10.82%	10.25%	3.65%
KRG	KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST	$5.20B	$25.14	$26.00	3.42%	Buy	6	-1.02%	-25.28%	N/A	N/A
CPT	CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST	$10.58B	$102.27	$114.64	12.10%	Buy	14	1.06%	-19.29%	N/A	N/A
INN	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC	$489.59M	$4.50	$4.50	0.00%	Sell	1	2.28%	N/A	-1.91%	-0.59%
KREF	KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC	$403.65M	$6.28	$9.30	48.09%	Buy	5	-10.57%	N/A	5.31%	0.96%
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	$455.41M	$34.41	$40.50	17.70%	Buy	2	3.97%	N/A	0.71%	0.29%
ALX	ALEXANDERS INC	$1.22B	$239.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FVR	FRONTVIEW REIT INC	$361.92M	$16.22	$17.42	7.38%	Strong Buy	6	8.04%	N/A	-0.52%	-0.24%
LFT	LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC	$66.02M	$1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	755.64%	N/A	3.14%	0.57%
RENX	RENX ENTERPRISES CORP	$7.07M	$2.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AOMR	ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC	$211.28M	$8.48	$10.13	19.40%	Buy	2	-10.73%	-12.24%	14.06%	1.37%
ORC	ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC	$1.37B	$7.18	$7.50	4.46%	Hold	1	21.28%	-13.12%	20.22%	2.38%
SBAC	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$23.14B	$218.71	$223.23	2.07%	Buy	13	2.98%	-0.82%	-16.63%	6.97%
UDR	UDR INC	$11.51B	$35.02	$40.54	15.76%	Hold	13	2.82%	-19.12%	N/A	N/A
RWT	REDWOOD TRUST INC	$732.44M	$5.86	$6.31	7.73%	Buy	4	11.63%	N/A	14.33%	0.59%
SILA	SILA REALTY TRUST INC	$1.34B	$24.22	$29.00	19.74%	Buy	3	10.08%	26.67%	4.70%	2.99%
WHLR	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$1.07M	$0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
STHO	STAR HOLDINGS	$97.80M	$8.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRG	SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES	$146.44M	$2.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	$2.64B	$13.08	$14.88	13.72%	Strong Buy	2	-22.55%	-22.75%	12.69%	1.80%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$676.99M	$8.13	$9.00	10.70%	Strong Buy	1	50.63%	31.29%	22.78%	2.81%
EPRT	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC	$6.65B	$31.68	$36.75	16.00%	Strong Buy	8	15.49%	6.03%	7.80%	4.77%
PLD	PROLOGIS INC	$127.73B	$137.41	$137.57	0.12%	Buy	14	6.55%	1.57%	6.96%	3.75%
FR	FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC	$7.98B	$60.22	$62.60	3.95%	Buy	10	7.09%	10.55%	10.30%	4.84%
FRMI	FERMI INC	$3.02B	$4.80	$26.13	444.27%	Strong Buy	8	N/A	N/A	252.80%	196.02%
EQIX	EQUINIX INC	$99.99B	$1,017.66	$1.02k	0.39%	Strong Buy	14	10.08%	14.63%	15.87%	5.60%
BXP	BXP INC	$8.33B	$52.54	$72.21	37.45%	Buy	14	2.09%	9.17%	9.40%	1.85%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$336.53M	$2.40	$3.00	25.00%	Hold	3	-4.23%	N/A	0.47%	0.15%
PSA	PUBLIC STORAGE	$50.90B	$290.00	$304.00	4.83%	Buy	10	4.42%	9.05%	24.23%	11.09%
FSP	FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP	$70.92M	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.91%	N/A	-5.35%	-3.64%
MDV	MODIV INDUSTRIAL INC	$155.72M	$15.09	$18.00	19.28%	Strong Buy	2	4.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEKE	KE HOLDINGS INC	$17.56B	$15.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	$1.10B	$14.56	$15.00	3.02%	Sell	1	N/A	N/A	-12.91%	-3.41%
GPMT	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$68.02M	$1.43	$2.50	74.83%	Hold	1	63.56%	N/A	-4.17%	-1.31%
LINE	LINEAGE INC	$7.82B	$34.42	$40.73	18.34%	Hold	15	-1.82%	N/A	-0.48%	-0.21%
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	$1.27B	$9.98	$12.25	22.75%	Strong Buy	2	31.56%	107.61%	10.63%	3.06%
RYN	RAYONIER INC	$6.43B	$21.27	$26.00	22.24%	Buy	4	51.93%	-32.75%	9.12%	5.92%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$11.44B	$10.32	$11.06	7.20%	Strong Buy	8	26.13%	1.49%	13.23%	1.43%
IVT	INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP	$2.43B	$31.31	$32.50	3.80%	Strong Buy	4	7.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	$1.53B	$12.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-32.72%	58.38%	13.15%	1.25%
FPI	FARMLAND PARTNERS INC	$505.91M	$11.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-13.16%	-70.48%	2.11%	1.35%
LAND	GLADSTONE LAND CORP	$431.38M	$10.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$15.73B	$25.81	$31.33	21.40%	Buy	15	2.71%	-4.36%	7.37%	3.76%
CIM	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP	$1.09B	$13.08	$15.50	18.50%	Strong Buy	1	0.59%	13.79%	7.79%	1.27%
CUBE	CUBESMART	$8.74B	$38.47	$42.25	9.83%	Buy	8	3.22%	4.28%	12.44%	5.09%
FRPH	FRP HOLDINGS INC	$432.58M	$22.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARE	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC	$7.77B	$44.84	$57.22	27.61%	Hold	9	-2.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$5.06B	$20.08	$22.00	9.56%	Buy	7	8.50%	9.19%	N/A	N/A
COLD	AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST	$3.41B	$11.98	$13.79	15.13%	Hold	12	2.93%	N/A	1.61%	0.57%
CURB	CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP	$2.88B	$27.36	$28.83	5.38%	Strong Buy	6	17.06%	-15.43%	1.69%	1.31%
DEI	DOUGLAS EMMETT INC	$1.61B	$9.60	$12.36	28.72%	Hold	7	2.44%	N/A	-0.98%	-0.20%
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$2.07B	$17.33	$19.25	11.08%	Strong Buy	2	-4.54%	-2.38%	17.05%	1.84%
ABR	ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC	$1.45B	$7.51	$9.00	19.84%	Sell	4	-60.66%	32.02%	6.76%	1.38%
WY	WEYERHAEUSER CO	$17.94B	$24.90	$29.00	16.47%	Buy	7	6.97%	41.52%	12.60%	7.15%
SDHC	SMITH DOUGLAS HOMES CORP	$737.81M	$14.33	$14.60	1.88%	Hold	5	5.99%	-26.81%	45.42%	7.06%
DLR	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC	$63.79B	$185.63	$194.27	4.65%	Buy	15	10.16%	-9.79%	11.57%	5.37%
SUNS	SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC	$107.89M	$7.98	$8.75	9.65%	Hold	1	54.75%	25.03%	9.32%	5.47%
NREF	NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$253.40M	$13.56	$14.00	3.24%	Hold	2	-42.74%	-59.41%	8.48%	0.62%
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$2.64B	$20.16	$22.67	12.44%	Strong Buy	3	5.37%	40.35%	0.48%	0.22%
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$171.01M	$2.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-90.03%	-6.71%
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$142.83B	$204.70	$224.39	9.62%	Strong Buy	13	13.82%	34.48%	7.23%	4.53%
ESS	ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC	$16.24B	$251.90	$277.73	10.25%	Hold	11	3.95%	-13.99%	8.75%	3.69%
AMH	AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT	$10.70B	$29.40	$34.10	15.99%	Buy	15	0.25%	-18.18%	3.92%	2.08%
IRT	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC	$3.61B	$15.21	$19.50	28.21%	Buy	7	-0.14%	13.30%	N/A	N/A
CUZ	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC	$3.79B	$22.57	$28.00	24.06%	Buy	8	3.59%	21.22%	N/A	N/A
LODE	COMSTOCK INC	$239.34M	$3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	675.31%	N/A	105.38%	66.84%
RLJ	RLJ LODGING TRUST	$1.17B	$7.70	$7.17	-6.92%	Sell	3	2.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
VNO	VORNADO REALTY TRUST	$5.17B	$27.12	$31.00	14.31%	Hold	8	4.29%	-54.46%	1.74%	0.67%
BDN	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST	$460.34M	$2.65	$4.00	50.94%	Hold	1	3.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRC	KILROY REALTY CORP	$3.36B	$28.34	$37.80	33.38%	Hold	10	1.32%	-29.96%	1.39%	0.69%
REXR	REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY INC	$7.94B	$34.23	$41.25	20.51%	Buy	8	1.78%	9.16%	2.38%	1.59%
AVB	AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC	$23.60B	$168.50	$193.15	14.63%	Buy	13	3.38%	-9.17%	7.27%	3.81%
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	$51.02M	$3.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPEN	OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.45B	$4.64	$1.70	-63.36%	Strong Sell	2	22.13%	N/A	1.95%	0.81%
RPT	RITHM PROPERTY TRUST INC	$107.06M	$14.14	$24.00	69.73%	Buy	1	92.15%	N/A	0.08%	0.02%
MAA	MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC	$14.74B	$126.09	$143.73	13.99%	Buy	15	3.20%	1.21%	N/A	N/A
NXDT	NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST	$221.97M	$4.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UNIT	UNITI GROUP INC	$2.52B	$10.52	$9.00	-14.45%	Hold	1	20.12%	N/A	3.21%	0.10%

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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