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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top real estate stocks in 2025 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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
VICI
VICI PROPERTIES INC
$33.30B1,056,707,12397.96%0.29%Net SellingNet Selling
AKR
ACADIA REALTY TRUST
$2.57B130,960,91997.17%2.83%Net SellingNet Selling
AVB
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
$29.73B142,254,77884.54%15.46%Net SellingNet Selling
WPC
W P CAREY INC
$13.55B218,976,22355.43%44.57%Net SellingNet Selling
REFI
CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC
$302.12M20,893,78534.49%17.28%Net BuyingNet Buying
AHH
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES INC
$541.85M79,918,74088.21%0.79%Net BuyingNet Buying
ELME
ELME COMMUNITIES
$1.40B88,029,29291.36%3.08%Net SellingNet Selling
ALX
ALEXANDERS INC
$1.07B5,107,29030.20%69.80%
RWT
REDWOOD TRUST INC
$774.58M132,861,16175.96%4.00%Net BuyingNet Buying
GMRE
GLOBAL MEDICAL REIT INC
$514.91M66,871,22844.56%55.44%
ILPT
INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST
$182.55M66,142,14049.33%2.26%Net Selling
CDP
COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES
$2.96B112,880,92295.19%4.81%Net SellingNet Buying
EARN
ELLINGTON CREDIT CO
$201.32M37,559,19518.66%3.22%Net BuyingNet Buying
CLPR
CLIPPER REALTY INC
$57.97M16,146,54629.90%70.10%
NXDT
NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST
$157.15M44,517,01353.62%16.65%Net BuyingNet Buying
CSR
CENTERSPACE
$1.01B16,726,59473.09%26.91%Net SellingNet Selling
HOUS
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC
$415.01M111,261,82591.06%8.58%Net SellingNet Selling
FOR
FORESTAR GROUP INC
$984.97M50,823,80035.50%3.17%Net SellingNet Selling
AAT
AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST INC
$1.15B61,138,23873.69%26.31%Net Selling
AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP
$104.88B468,138,24592.28%0.57%Net SellingNet Selling
SUI
SUN COMMUNITIES INC
$16.61B127,378,16090.05%9.95%Net BuyingNet Buying
CSGP
COSTAR GROUP INC
$32.31B421,886,65395.49%1.50%Net SellingNet Selling
WELL
WELLTOWER INC
$98.31B653,951,57594.44%0.37%Net BuyingNet Buying
WY
WEYERHAEUSER CO
$18.73B725,273,00087.35%1.61%Net SellingNet Selling
BNL
BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC
$2.99B188,798,66082.42%2.73%Net SellingNet Selling
BRX
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC
$7.78B306,060,14334.30%65.70%Net SellingNet Selling
RPT
RITHM PROPERTY TRUST INC
$135.82M47,489,98862.44%22.27%Net BuyingNet Buying
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
$2.84B76,402,05978.24%21.76%Net BuyingNet Buying
PSA
PUBLIC STORAGE
$52.63B175,431,34480.49%8.93%Net SellingNet Buying
CIM
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
$984.02M80,922,57353.60%14.27%Net BuyingNet Buying
FRT
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
$8.16B85,680,61498.31%1.69%Net SellingNet Selling
AGNC
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP
$7.93B900,421,21638.77%0.87%Net SellingNet Selling
IIPR
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC
$1.56B28,331,83370.69%3.80%Net SellingNet Selling
GNL
GLOBAL NET LEASE INC
$1.73B230,783,45364.09%2.65%Net SellingNet Selling
GTY
GETTY REALTY CORP
$1.56B55,441,94984.93%10.80%Net Selling
COLD
AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
$5.45B284,393,91458.76%41.24%Net BuyingNet Selling
NTST
NETSTREIT CORP
$1.32B81,706,09499.44%0.56%Net SellingNet Selling
EPRT
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC
$6.30B197,512,31690.23%9.77%Net SellingNet Selling
ESRT
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST INC
$1.21B167,712,30866.72%33.28%Net SellingNet Selling
ABR
ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
$2.10B189,505,42256.50%15.46%Net SellingNet Selling
CURB
CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP
$2.44B105,215,05691.12%8.88%Net SellingNet Selling
BFS
SAUL CENTERS INC
$792.82M24,200,79545.57%29.29%Net Buying
RC
READY CAPITAL CORP
$730.92M163,151,08661.53%9.10%Net SellingNet Selling
OZ
BELPOINTE PREP LLC
$234.58M3,768,38836.77%0.00%
FR
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
$6.37B132,398,05395.34%4.66%
MAC
MACERICH CO
$3.70B252,496,87672.49%27.51%Net BuyingNet Buying
EQR
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
$26.83B379,943,67093.35%3.22%Net SellingNet Selling
UMH
UMH PROPERTIES INC
$1.47B82,461,60278.63%9.57%Net BuyingNet Selling
PLD
PROLOGIS INC
$95.65B927,926,00092.91%0.71%Net SellingNet Selling
SITC
SITE CENTERS CORP
$624.97M52,430,42562.25%37.75%Net SellingNet Selling
VRE
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC
$1.49B93,321,21480.28%19.72%Net SellingNet Selling
MLP
MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC
$294.56M19,742,78422.26%77.74%Net Selling
HIW
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC
$3.09B107,810,61096.19%3.81%Net Selling
AFCG
ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC
$122.92M22,596,00729.59%57.19%Net BuyingNet Buying
DLR
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
$54.52B336,791,48996.90%0.29%Net SellingNet Buying
HST
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC
$10.08B693,582,91898.86%1.14%Net SellingNet Selling
ACR
ACRES COMMERCIAL REALTY CORP
$138.83M7,456,1504.69%95.31%Net SellingNet Selling
PK
PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC
$2.03B202,044,92997.84%2.16%Net SellingNet Selling
FCPT
FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC
$2.79B99,970,87297.83%1.47%Net Selling
CCI
CROWN CASTLE INC
$46.29B435,431,26975.77%24.23%Net SellingNet Selling
PKST
PEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST
$419.01M36,755,38945.53%2.95%Net SellingNet Selling
CUBE
CUBESMART
$9.33B227,880,22290.26%9.74%Net SellingNet Selling
SEG
SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC
$244.05M12,521,88464.24%35.76%Net Buying
EXR
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
$31.44B211,998,12993.18%6.82%Net BuyingNet Buying
CUZ
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
$4.66B167,911,65389.12%10.88%Net BuyingNet Buying
SLG
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
$3.80B71,016,82688.30%0.63%Net Selling
FVR
FRONTVIEW REIT INC
$334.15M27,822,66358.78%16.61%Net SellingNet Buying
DEA
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC
$926.39M44,905,15883.24%16.76%Net Buying
FSP
FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP
$155.35M103,566,71558.51%17.79%Net Buying
FPI
FARMLAND PARTNERS INC
$462.16M45,894,40462.94%12.01%Net BuyingNet Selling
UE
URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
$2.30B125,749,49095.26%3.22%Net SellingNet Selling
XHR
XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC
$1.10B101,352,96193.21%6.68%
TRTX
TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC
$602.92M79,857,37456.96%43.04%Net BuyingNet Buying
DOC
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
$12.35B694,732,10693.09%1.57%Net BuyingNet Buying
OPEN
OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC
$541.19M723,517,95651.98%35.52%Net SellingNet Selling
BRT
BRT APARTMENTS CORP
$293.22M18,929,74211.01%88.99%Net SellingNet Selling
SHO
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC
$1.70B201,019,09796.33%3.67%Net SellingNet Selling
MAA
MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
$18.97B117,057,71494.96%1.69%Net SellingNet Selling
NXRT
NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST INC
$960.07M25,466,10574.04%25.96%Net SellingNet Selling
DHC
DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST
$540.45M241,271,70375.13%11.70%Net Selling
HR
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC
$5.58B351,423,45098.86%1.14%Net BuyingNet Buying
ADC
AGREE REALTY CORP
$8.46B110,018,54898.02%1.98%Net BuyingNet Selling
INN
SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC
$463.47M112,221,37789.63%8.75%Net SellingNet Selling
RLJ
RLJ LODGING TRUST
$1.08B151,961,72889.16%10.84%Net BuyingNet Buying
ONL
ORION PROPERTIES INC
$106.61M56,109,28157.10%1.78%Net SellingNet Selling
DEI
DOUGLAS EMMETT INC
$2.38B167,446,35066.86%33.14%Net Buying
SAFE
SAFEHOLD INC
$1.12B71,449,01468.34%31.66%
O
REALTY INCOME CORP
$50.97B891,516,16176.54%0.40%Net SellingNet Selling
MITT
AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC
$193.67M29,658,83034.05%7.79%
STWD
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC
$6.45B337,423,56049.06%7.42%
HASI
HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC
$2.97B119,278,69496.26%3.74%Net SellingNet Selling
SMA
SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT INC
N/A96,249,7120.00%0.23%Net BuyingNet Buying
CIO
CITY OFFICE REIT INC
$211.88M40,358,24063.46%23.30%
VTMX
VESTA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SAB DE CV
$2.38B867,900,0001.29%0.00%
CPT
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
$12.26B106,757,21294.28%2.98%Net BuyingNet Buying
LODE
COMSTOCK INC
$57.93M24,238,4537.87%92.13%Net Buying
BDN
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
$702.18M172,950,50489.36%5.25%Net BuyingNet Selling
BXP
BXP INC
$10.17B158,209,60298.82%1.18%Net SellingNet Selling
KREF
KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC
$617.04M67,806,28958.12%41.88%Net Selling
DX
DYNEX CAPITAL INC
$1.28B105,331,44037.50%5.09%Net SellingNet Selling

Real Estate Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
14+0.65%+0.21%-1.34%-17.79%11.61x0.97x+4.78%+2.13%+3.02%+35.97%Buy
4-0.13%-1.31%-7.99%-11.67%23.97x1.62x+8.89%+3.68%+0.30%+23.23%Strong Buy
45+0.54%+0.38%-4.24%+7.46%85.75x2.65x+5.48%+1.98%+5.20%+28.61%Buy
20-0.82%-0.02%-5.14%+0.77%17.50x1.21x+7.07%+3.98%N/A+38.48%Buy
17-1.55%+0.27%-2.56%+26.61%82.10x2.23x+2.34%+1.49%N/A+12.48%Buy
16+0.84%+1.74%-6.95%-24.10%19.33x1.08x+32.92%+3.61%-0.01%+33.32%Buy
18+0.30%+0.58%-4.87%-1.01%24.55x2.02x+8.63%+4.51%-0.03%+18.34%Buy
40-0.63%+3.08%-5.28%-7.55%1.48x0.73x+5.04%+0.77%N/A+14.53%Buy
23+1.32%-1.13%-8.96%-62.84%265.70x0.86x+0.81%+0.31%N/A+30.87%Buy
21+1.29%+2.24%-4.02%+11.19%60.77x2.47x+7.08%+3.32%N/A+9.65%Buy
27+0.53%+0.96%-3.77%-64.70%43.79x2.04x+24.67%+3.38%N/A+14.92%Buy
19-0.01%+4.90%+3.29%+16.98%73.01x7.24x+3.39%+1.41%+3.52%+15.81%Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)


Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 32 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 34.91% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 56 percentage points.

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)


Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Re/Max Holdings has seen its stock return 8.19% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 29 percentage points.

Re/Max Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 15.53% from Re/Max Holdings's current stock price of $7.79.

Re/Max Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Re/Max Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH)


Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Five Point Holdings has seen its stock return 79.04% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 100 percentage points.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 185 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)


Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has an annual dividend yield of 20.92%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend payout ratio of 246.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)


Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH) has an annual dividend yield of 17.82%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. 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 -17.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)


Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 16.95%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Orchid Island Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout ratio of 389.2% 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 0.3% in the last day, and up 1.76% over the last week. New York Mortgage Trust was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 8.18% yesterday.

New York Management Trust shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

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. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)


Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) 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.

Rithm Capital has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rithm Capital's stock has gained 0.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 21 percentage points.

2. Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH)


Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH) 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.

Wetouch Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wetouch Technology's stock has dropped -47.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -27 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 44 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Re/Max Holdings's stock has gained 8.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 29 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

44.13% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 18.24% over the next year.

2.67% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.67% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.33% are rated C (Hold), 22.22% are rated D (Sell), and 3.11% 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 62.99x.
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