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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:

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 249 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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: B, and AI: C.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 14 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 23.24% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 65 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $397.67, an upside of 16.96% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $340.00.

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

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 249 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -3 points lower than the real estate sector average of 25. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AFCG as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Advanced Flower Capital has seen its stock lose -41.32% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 1 percentage points.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 249 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 11 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has seen its stock lose -15.79% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 26 percentage points.

Out of 183 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 57.15%, which is 50 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.05%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -274.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) has an annual dividend yield of 49.62%, which is 43 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.05%. 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.

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) has an annual dividend yield of 21.74%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.05%. Lument Finance Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Lument Finance Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lument Finance Trust's dividend payout ratio of -138.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Real estate stocks were down -0.34% in the last day, and up 1.06% over the last week. Equinix was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -2.59% yesterday.

Equinix shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results and raised its FY26 guidance.

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:

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 57, which is 37 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -8.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 33 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) 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.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 14, which is -6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates STRW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 40.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 83 percentage points.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) 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.

Orchid Island Capital has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Orchid Island Capital's stock has dropped -9.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 32 percentage points.

36.31% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 7.04% over the next year.

1.49% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.96% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.31% are rated C (Hold), 21.29% are rated D (Sell), and 3.96% are rated F (Strong Sell).