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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:

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 257 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: C.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 22 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 26.54% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 74 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $20.67, an upside of 15.91% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $17.83.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Newmark Group, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 257 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 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 26.77% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 74 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $389.00, an upside of 8.69% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $357.91.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 257 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 18.53% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 66 percentage points.

Cushman & Wakefield has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 13.55% from Cushman & Wakefield's current stock price of $16.44.

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.

Out of 184 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) has an annual dividend yield of 691.36%, which is 681 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.12%. Elme Communities's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Elme Communities's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Elme Communities's dividend payout ratio of -47.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH) has an annual dividend yield of 19.23%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.12%. 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.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has an annual dividend yield of 18.59%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 10.12%. 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.

Real estate stocks were down -0.18% in the last day, and up 0.02% over the last week. Two Harbors Investment was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -13.69% yesterday.

Shares of mortgage companies are trading lower possibly in sympathy with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 sales results. Beazer Homes USA also posted worse-than-expected Q4 financial 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:

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 -99.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -53 percentage points.

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) 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.

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 -24.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 23 percentage points.

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) 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.

Forestar Group 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.

Forestar Group's stock has gained 5.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 52 percentage points.

39.57% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 12.76% over the next year.

1.86% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.26% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.19% are rated C (Hold), 23.72% are rated D (Sell), and 6.98% are rated F (Strong Sell).