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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

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
DEI	DOUGLAS EMMETT INC	$11.22	-2.77%	2.09%	-4.75%	-25.15%	-26.76%	-35.59%	-24.39%	-59.01%	-61.90%	$18.61	$10.79	39.69%	3.99%	1.08	1,765,000	-40.75%
DLR	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC	$154.87	-1.22%	0.10%	-5.44%	-11.57%	-9.77%	-13.90%	53.12%	15.91%	101.71%	$187.74	$129.95	17.51%	19.18%	0.87	2,136,000	-9.91%
BXP	BXP INC	$66.13	-2.89%	-2.00%	-3.50%	-10.36%	-1.78%	-5.97%	0.62%	-26.73%	-47.09%	$79.33	$54.22	16.64%	21.97%	1.00	1,940,000	26.96%
GOOD	GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	$11.01	0.55%	3.19%	1.76%	-3.84%	-22.95%	-31.23%	-42.48%	-38.35%	-23.70%	$16.63	$10.33	33.79%	6.58%	0.71	341,000	-26.03%
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	$2.05	-0.97%	11.41%	12.64%	-17.34%	-19.29%	-20.23%	-72.88%	-82.33%	-91.87%	$3.08	$1.55	33.44%	32.26%	1.53	1,191,000	-20.81%
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$11.59	-2.03%	2.39%	7.91%	8.93%	11.76%	-11.19%	-12.53%	-39.10%	-56.67%	$14.21	$7.42	18.44%	56.30%	1.42	2,068,000	0.49%
ELME	ELME COMMUNITIES	$17.33	-0.52%	-0.40%	1.58%	3.71%	7.37%	17.33%	-3.35%	-17.63%	-34.68%	$18.08	$13.95	4.15%	24.23%	0.63	6,820,000	28.10%
AHH	ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES INC	$6.63	-0.90%	0.15%	-0.60%	-2.07%	-4.05%	-33.10%	-42.35%	-41.12%	-36.98%	$10.26	$6.01	35.38%	10.32%	0.82	498,000	-7.95%
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	$3.65	-0.27%	-4.45%	4.29%	-5.93%	1.11%	-14.12%	-46.72%	-49.52%	N/A	$5.16	$3.32	29.26%	9.94%	0.79	56,300	-39.46%
NXDT	NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST	$3.46	-16.43%	-9.66%	29.10%	0.87%	-24.78%	-40.03%	-68.84%	-69.00%	-81.93%	$5.76	$2.55	39.93%	35.69%	0.81	2,528,000	189.58%
LODE	COMSTOCK INC	$3.97	3.66%	5.59%	25.24%	12.46%	5.31%	-25.81%	-1.24%	-67.19%	-96.22%	$5.38	$1.67	26.21%	137.72%	1.29	1,430,000	30.95%
RLJ	RLJ LODGING TRUST	$7.49	-2.73%	0.54%	3.74%	6.85%	1.08%	-22.78%	-29.27%	-47.91%	-63.99%	$10.25	$6.16	26.89%	21.59%	1.19	1,174,000	-55.78%
SLG	SL GREEN REALTY CORP	$47.86	-1.60%	4.34%	15.24%	-18.98%	-21.39%	-27.11%	37.45%	-24.16%	-57.59%	$68.14	$40.26	29.76%	18.88%	1.23	1,165,000	0.95%
OZ	BELPOINTE PREP LLC	$54.53	-0.13%	-16.15%	-8.35%	-15.56%	-15.32%	-20.38%	-42.95%	N/A	N/A	$82.89	$50.00	34.21%	9.06%	0.15	16,000	-20.00%
ARE	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC	$52.18	-0.38%	6.62%	16.03%	-33.18%	-30.46%	-46.41%	-64.40%	-68.44%	-39.86%	$105.14	$44.10	50.37%	18.31%	0.90	2,845,000	9.00%
RC	READY CAPITAL CORP	$1.99	-2.45%	-8.72%	-22.27%	-43.30%	-56.26%	-70.99%	-82.39%	-83.61%	-86.54%	$7.14	$1.98	72.11%	0.51%	1.00	4,109,000	6.64%
ALBT	AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP	$1.20	-3.23%	0.00%	-13.04%	-49.79%	-52.94%	-68.25%	-98.00%	-99.32%	N/A	$11.66	$0.88	89.71%	36.67%	0.82	47,300	33.62%
UK	UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.73	0.27%	15.87%	-24.74%	-23.00%	-31.13%	-40.16%	-96.15%	-99.95%	N/A	$1.55	$0.63	52.90%	16.80%	0.62	9,500	4.40%
MAYS	MAYS J W INC	$40.00	0.00%	0.15%	3.90%	5.26%	6.27%	-9.09%	-14.00%	77.78%	-30.37%	$44.00	$32.32	9.09%	23.76%	-0.03	150	50.00%
LRE	LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD	$1.61	-2.73%	2.23%	18.89%	-3.60%	-10.34%	-5.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.97	$1.00	45.96%	60.50%	0.17	47,000	-64.12%
HOUS	ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC	$17.03	17.85%	20.27%	20.61%	73.25%	367.86%	430.53%	137.85%	9.24%	-49.15%	$18.03	$2.71	5.55%	528.41%	1.70	29,218,000	1,868.87%
LPA	LOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE AMERICAS	$2.64	0.38%	-3.30%	-12.00%	-42.98%	-63.43%	-75.53%	-73.84%	N/A	N/A	$10.72	$2.55	75.38%	3.53%	-0.12	10,200	-71.90%
SQFT	PRESIDIO PROPERTY TRUST INC	$3.65	-1.08%	9.61%	-8.06%	-37.18%	-26.56%	-45.52%	-64.56%	-90.29%	N/A	$23.00	$2.60	84.13%	40.38%	0.64	13,000	9.24%
LOAN	MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC	$4.55	0.00%	-2.15%	-3.19%	-19.61%	-21.69%	-18.46%	-16.97%	-10.66%	7.06%	$6.05	$4.29	24.79%	6.06%	0.25	17,200	-11.34%
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	$1.04	1.96%	0.00%	-7.14%	-6.31%	-9.57%	-11.86%	-70.11%	-75.64%	N/A	$1.35	$0.80	22.96%	29.84%	0.70	97,000	-22.40%
SOHO	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC	$2.16	0.93%	0.47%	-1.37%	165.03%	132.51%	133.77%	14.29%	-12.55%	-64.47%	$2.20	$0.59	1.82%	264.86%	0.93	146,000	163.54%
NYC	AMERICAN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO	$8.21	-3.25%	-0.90%	7.51%	-16.93%	-44.76%	-8.63%	-37.39%	-87.73%	N/A	$16.30	$7.03	49.61%	16.84%	0.47	2,100	40.00%
LRHC	LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP	$0.72	0.28%	13.88%	-55.98%	-89.55%	-91.39%	-98.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$43.22	$0.63	98.33%	15.34%	1.24	76,000	33.33%
PLYM	PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT INC	$21.93	0.00%	0.23%	0.60%	-0.27%	37.84%	27.20%	11.49%	48.38%	N/A	$22.73	$12.70	3.52%	72.68%	0.76	862,000	-42.19%
ARL	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC	$15.69	-3.21%	-2.30%	2.35%	-0.38%	18.68%	8.81%	-26.30%	68.53%	190.56%	$17.00	$9.43	7.71%	66.38%	0.64	700	-83.72%
MDRR	MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED REIT INC	$12.50	1.42%	1.63%	-7.41%	-10.65%	19.05%	-3.70%	7.46%	-65.88%	N/A	$14.52	$9.55	13.91%	30.89%	0.23	800	77.78%
DBRG	DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC	$15.39	0.20%	0.33%	2.60%	30.87%	48.55%	40.29%	39.02%	-24.56%	-64.57%	$15.55	$6.41	1.03%	140.09%	1.63	4,809,000	-43.02%
MRNO	MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PLC	$1.06	-1.85%	83.39%	-45.64%	-58.93%	-89.93%	-90.32%	-89.67%	N/A	N/A	$13.25	$0.49	92.00%	115.01%	-0.04	571,000	-97.44%
NEN	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$64.45	1.50%	-0.08%	-2.35%	-9.37%	-12.00%	-19.59%	-6.93%	26.22%	28.39%	$84.00	$62.10	23.27%	3.78%	0.06	2,400	-14.29%
CIO	CITY OFFICE REIT INC	$7.00	0.00%	0.14%	0.72%	0.57%	27.74%	28.91%	-13.04%	-27.91%	-41.67%	$7.01	$4.19	0.14%	67.06%	0.83	559,000	37.35%
XHG	XCHANGE TECINC	$0.86	1.53%	1.29%	-10.10%	-32.58%	-33.41%	-95.04%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$46.00	$0.81	98.12%	6.28%	0.67	5,000	108.33%
RFL	RAFAEL HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	2.36%	10.17%	-2.99%	-0.76%	-33.33%	-34.01%	-34.67%	-95.06%	N/A	$3.19	$1.12	59.25%	16.07%	0.88	85,000	-2.30%
AEI	ALSET INC	$3.81	11.73%	10.76%	31.38%	45.98%	249.54%	281.00%	43.23%	-96.90%	N/A	$4.55	$0.70	16.26%	444.29%	1.27	93,000	238.18%
AHT	ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC	$4.33	-0.69%	1.64%	41.04%	-25.86%	-32.66%	-50.96%	-90.53%	-98.20%	-99.92%	$10.35	$2.90	58.16%	49.31%	1.63	22,000	84.87%
TWO	TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP	$10.71	2.88%	2.00%	5.52%	10.98%	4.59%	-6.38%	-34.17%	-57.90%	-83.81%	$14.28	$9.30	25.00%	15.16%	0.90	5,003,000	58.77%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$25.36	4.19%	4.88%	18.78%	24.50%	25.48%	32.08%	30.25%	-1.48%	27.69%	$26.30	$15.10	3.57%	67.95%	1.00	16,300	7.24%
MKZR	MACKENZIE REALTY CAPITAL INC	$4.48	-1.00%	10.00%	19.33%	-17.89%	-31.15%	-84.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.80	$3.26	85.93%	37.48%	0.72	10,000	-25.37%
SELF	GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC	$5.05	-0.59%	-0.98%	-0.98%	1.14%	-6.83%	-0.98%	0.00%	23.47%	N/A	$5.89	$4.73	14.26%	6.77%	0.29	25,000	26.90%
BHM	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC	$10.22	-0.29%	-4.22%	17.74%	-12.16%	-22.40%	-23.79%	-53.05%	N/A	N/A	$14.81	$8.05	31.00%	26.96%	0.45	16,200	-6.36%
UOKA	MDJM LTD	$2.04	0.00%	-1.45%	-37.71%	-32.23%	-20.31%	-64.16%	-94.96%	-98.04%	N/A	$11.21	$1.86	81.80%	9.97%	0.09	7,300	-62.56%
HBNB	HOTEL101 GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP	$7.64	-0.72%	2.21%	9.38%	146.29%	138.59%	-26.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.28	$1.55	60.40%	392.58%	0.21	1,200	-91.04%
DUO	FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD	$1.51	-8.48%	3.42%	-20.94%	-56.86%	-34.63%	-85.00%	-99.28%	-99.99%	N/A	$11.46	$1.24	86.83%	21.77%	1.26	102,000	74.06%
ESBA	EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP	$6.20	-3.28%	-1.59%	-6.20%	-18.42%	-22.60%	-36.08%	-4.76%	-32.02%	-64.33%	$9.67	$5.98	35.88%	3.68%	0.58	11,700	800.00%
AIRE	REALPHA TECH CORP	$0.44	-3.90%	6.24%	-15.78%	-23.75%	65.92%	-78.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.08	$0.14	78.70%	216.43%	1.44	3,296,000	35.97%
AXR	AMREP CORP	$19.24	1.53%	2.34%	-7.77%	-17.25%	-15.09%	-35.04%	58.45%	150.52%	347.44%	$34.00	$17.60	43.41%	9.32%	0.46	5,900	-29.76%
IHT	INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST	$1.36	0.00%	1.49%	-7.48%	-20.47%	-37.30%	-47.53%	-21.84%	-43.22%	-42.54%	$4.24	$1.25	67.92%	8.80%	0.42	5,500	96.43%
OMH	OHMYHOME LTD	$0.83	0.73%	2.72%	1.22%	-35.16%	-46.45%	-80.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.50	$0.59	81.56%	41.16%	0.07	15,900	-5.92%
FRMI	FERMI INC	$8.54	-10.11%	6.75%	-45.54%	-69.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$36.99	$7.28	76.91%	17.31%	2.24	10,030,000	12.84%
ALEX	ALEXANDER & BALDWIN INC	$20.73	0.10%	0.44%	36.92%	20.10%	16.46%	19.34%	8.99%	22.59%	-37.65%	$21.03	$15.07	1.43%	37.56%	0.75	574,000	-29.40%
GIPR	GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES INC	$0.74	0.68%	15.44%	-17.78%	-44.36%	-52.56%	-57.95%	-85.26%	N/A	N/A	$2.06	$0.63	64.08%	17.46%	0.26	77,000	-12.50%
TCI	TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS INC	$52.40	-5.35%	-10.61%	19.77%	16.47%	13.35%	85.82%	15.72%	137.53%	415.75%	$59.65	$25.50	12.15%	105.49%	0.52	3,100	-29.55%
ASPS	ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA	$6.90	-0.72%	-0.72%	-16.26%	-46.88%	-33.40%	12.60%	-88.91%	-92.97%	-97.02%	$15.96	$4.92	56.77%	40.24%	0.23	7,900	-55.11%
PCH	POTLATCHDELTIC CORP	$40.00	-0.74%	0.55%	-0.12%	-4.76%	1.19%	1.39%	-9.83%	-23.11%	43.83%	$48.12	$36.82	16.87%	8.64%	0.84	592,000	-27.80%
RENX	RENX ENTERPRISES CORP	$0.25	42.37%	-2.70%	-73.19%	-81.05%	-74.02%	-88.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.74	$0.17	90.80%	48.24%	0.82	27,129,000	1,107.88%
GBR	NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC	$0.75	-3.33%	0.53%	-5.04%	-25.35%	-31.45%	-37.69%	-33.86%	-63.22%	-25.35%	$1.78	$0.67	57.64%	12.54%	1.31	20,500	-4.21%
PW	POWER REIT	$0.87	-1.14%	-1.14%	-13.00%	-16.35%	-22.32%	-41.65%	-79.19%	-97.90%	-80.07%	$1.96	$0.59	55.61%	47.46%	0.85	17,900	-36.97%

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	-0.87%	-4.00%	-6.47%	-18.55%	48.64x	0.96x	+4.98%	+1.65%	+2.47%	+20.43%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	+0.06%	+2.74%	+0.53%	+23.07%	22.24x	1.82x	+10.77%	+4.60%	+0.23%	+11.72%	Buy
Real Estate Services	44	-0.58%	+1.16%	+3.52%	+1.49%	233.27x	3.02x	+6.05%	+2.00%	+5.65%	+17.12%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	21	+0.68%	+1.55%	+0.95%	-12.05%	19.74x	1.17x	+5.98%	+3.58%	N/A	+11.52%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.66%	+1.16%	-2.65%	+24.33%	96.31x	2.56x	+2.68%	+1.62%	N/A	+10.17%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	16	-2.08%	-0.46%	+3.41%	-13.17%	67.01x	1.26x	+11.95%	+3.28%	-0.00%	+13.08%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	18	-0.38%	+1.87%	+0.52%	-2.66%	27.86x	2.20x	+8.11%	+4.20%	+0.01%	+9.53%	Hold
REIT - Mortgage	39	-1.00%	-0.30%	-4.09%	-5.83%	5.03x	0.87x	+5.77%	+0.78%	N/A	+17.72%	Buy
REIT - Office	21	-1.45%	+0.31%	-0.07%	-24.84%	106.23x	0.86x	+1.33%	+0.56%	N/A	+16.44%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	-1.58%	-1.99%	+1.56%	-7.99%	32.82x	2.15x	+10.51%	+4.40%	N/A	+12.50%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	-0.27%	+0.81%	+3.21%	-80.45%	34.60x	2.16x	+28.18%	+3.50%	N/A	+9.68%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	-1.47%	-0.18%	+0.13%	-10.64%	44.57x	5.86x	+20.82%	+2.09%	+3.64%	+22.95%	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 42.46% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 80 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. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) 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 Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, 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 24.74% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 62 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 20.77% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $37.26.

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.

3. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) 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 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 36.05% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 73 percentage points.

Cushman & Wakefield has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 11.64% from Cushman & Wakefield's current stock price of $16.72.

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.

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 6.45%. 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. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has an annual dividend yield of 19.84%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.45%. 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.

3. Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG)

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has an annual dividend yield of 19.49%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.45%. Advanced Flower Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Advanced Flower Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Advanced Flower Capital's dividend payout ratio of -81.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks down?

Real estate stocks were down -0.78% in the last day, and up 0.29% over the last week. Opendoor Technologies was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -11.69% yesterday.

Shares of homebuilders and housing-linked companies are trading lower after President Trump said he is taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes.

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 -63 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 gained 4.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 41 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 -24.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 12 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

44.56% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 14.95% over the next year.

1.39% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.17% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.57% are rated C (Hold), 25.93% are rated D (Sell), and 6.94% 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 64.14x.

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