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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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CMTG
CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC
$1.25-3.10%-5.30%-21.38%-46.81%-47.48%-62.35%-88.65%N/AN/A$3.62$1.2565.47%0.40%0.91565,000-1.05%
LRHC
LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP
$2.36-5.22%-11.61%-16.13%-66.09%-92.88%-99.95%N/AN/AN/A$4.59k$2.3199.95%2.16%1.212,200-73.49%
ARL
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC
$16.20-2.59%12.81%8.00%-27.26%6.02%-3.17%15.63%23.29%107.43%$24.35$12.4233.47%30.43%0.651,800-66.04%
FSP
FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP
$0.384.72%10.88%-5.75%-26.80%-44.56%-76.44%-79.40%-91.88%-97.01%$1.70$0.3277.82%17.81%0.85731,00051.35%
RENX
RENX ENTERPRISES CORP
$2.09-7.93%15.47%5.56%11.17%31.45%-92.20%-99.63%N/AN/A$33.00$1.4093.67%49.29%1.05373,000113.14%
LOAN
MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC
$3.70-0.80%-5.13%-7.50%-18.14%-16.10%-32.56%-22.76%-45.59%-48.40%$5.80$3.5436.21%4.52%0.25110,000187.21%
SQFT
PRESIDIO PROPERTY TRUST INC
$1.25-6.72%-8.76%-36.22%-50.30%-49.19%-76.55%-83.53%-96.68%N/A$6.40$1.1480.47%9.65%0.5833,00065.00%
LRE
LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD
$1.140.09%4.68%-10.16%-13.56%-2.48%-28.69%-79.70%N/AN/A$1.89$1.0039.63%14.10%0.2314,800-12.43%
LXP
LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST
$60.920.05%0.07%0.35%13.07%31.41%35.98%38.93%-4.44%18.29%$61.61$44.001.12%38.45%0.741,442,00023.67%
CSR
CENTERSPACE
$54.40-1.32%-1.23%3.64%-3.19%-5.28%-7.64%-6.67%-42.43%-8.57%$69.61$52.0021.84%4.62%0.58336,000-23.46%
UK
UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
$2.012.03%2.03%-0.99%-0.99%-54.54%-79.90%-94.60%-99.90%N/A$11.47$1.6282.47%24.07%0.6722,30097.35%
CLPR
CLIPPER REALTY INC
$3.15-2.17%-8.70%-4.26%15.81%2.27%-17.11%-37.87%-61.11%N/A$4.32$2.6927.08%17.01%0.7654,0009.09%
CHMI
CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP
$2.61-3.69%-5.43%-11.22%12.50%1.95%9.21%-25.85%-70.61%-84.75%$2.98$2.1712.42%20.28%0.77198,0009.39%
MDRR
MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED INC
$10.00-9.09%-15.68%-17.39%-14.16%-12.36%-26.21%-5.19%-49.60%N/A$14.52$9.4731.13%5.60%0.096,400700.00%
MKZR
MACKENZIE REALTY CAPITAL INC
$1.31-4.38%-4.38%-12.67%-23.39%-63.61%-73.37%N/AN/AN/A$6.00$0.8378.17%57.83%0.793,200-8.57%
SACH
SACHEM CAPITAL CORP
$0.920.66%0.66%2.22%-2.23%-8.91%-17.12%-73.33%-83.15%N/A$1.45$0.7636.33%20.58%0.71103,000-51.87%
IHT
INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST
$1.35-1.46%-5.59%5.47%-20.59%32.35%-26.23%6.30%-67.39%-38.07%$1.90$0.9528.95%42.11%0.3722,000228.36%
PETZ
TDH HOLDINGS INC
$1.30-3.70%-2.99%13.04%3.17%6.56%21.50%11.11%-94.92%N/A$1.83$0.8128.77%60.49%0.931,100-95.15%
FTHM
FATHOM HOLDINGS INC
$0.44-12.65%-17.61%-35.65%-56.93%-27.50%-75.83%-89.39%-98.37%N/A$1.94$0.4077.58%8.75%1.261,060,0003.41%
BHM
BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC
$7.960.89%-7.78%-5.24%-11.56%-29.91%-33.56%-38.77%N/AN/A$13.30$7.8740.15%1.14%0.412,40041.18%
ASPS
ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA
$6.699.49%21.86%20.76%-10.80%2.14%-42.62%-79.20%-91.54%-97.42%$14.36$4.3053.41%55.58%0.1430,000-8.26%
LPA
LOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE AMERICAS
$2.861.42%-5.30%-5.61%-14.88%-12.80%-38.63%-72.68%-70.79%N/A$4.73$2.0439.51%40.20%-0.03338,0002,945.05%
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
$8.36-0.24%-0.71%-0.59%1.46%1.58%22.58%54.24%N/AN/A$8.95$5.716.59%46.41%0.861,201,00026.69%
DUO
FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD
$0.62-2.35%5.60%-18.16%-5.04%-42.14%-81.87%-94.90%-99.98%N/A$4.10$0.4284.83%48.10%1.2293,000-88.98%
SELF
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC
$4.910.61%-2.00%-6.48%-6.30%-2.39%-2.39%0.82%-4.66%-6.65%$5.75$4.7314.61%3.81%0.2555,600-44.40%
ESBA
EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP
$4.002.56%-1.72%-9.30%-27.93%-19.19%-46.24%-46.74%-60.20%-80.82%$7.93$3.8549.56%4.03%0.574,400-64.80%
AIRE
REALPHA TECH CORP
$1.32-2.22%-4.35%-16.46%-31.61%-77.08%-93.12%N/AN/AN/A$32.50$1.2595.94%5.60%1.6421,70066.92%
WETH
WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC
$0.99-2.94%-4.81%-17.15%-18.18%-16.81%-20.80%N/AN/AN/A$3.68$0.9273.10%7.61%0.7069,50075.95%
MRNO
MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PLC
$0.32-3.35%26.80%48.13%32.08%-27.79%-87.69%-97.12%N/AN/A$2.91$0.1889.11%78.09%0.06288,000-59.94%
HBNB
HOTEL101 GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP
$5.017.74%4.75%-10.05%-3.75%-35.44%63.73%N/AN/AN/A$10.43$3.0051.97%67.00%0.15188,0003,447.17%
GBR
NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC
$0.774.05%11.43%0.00%11.43%-9.73%-23.15%-33.62%-81.92%-74.25%$1.31$0.6241.22%24.19%0.4031,00066.67%
GIPR
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES INC
$0.406.68%-24.43%7.26%-76.12%-83.73%-95.67%-98.99%-99.59%N/A$19.90$0.2697.99%56.47%0.37896,000-13.18%
AHT
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
$2.37-4.05%-7.42%-25.94%-26.85%-17.99%-59.83%-90.25%-98.39%-99.96%$6.05$2.3660.83%0.42%1.5639,200168.49%
OPAD
OFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC
$3.26-0.31%-4.40%-25.91%-34.01%-43.40%-92.18%-96.06%-99.75%N/A$42.70$3.2192.37%1.56%1.9621,20024.71%
LHAI
LINKHOME HOLDINGS INC
$1.010.00%-5.61%18.96%53.03%-10.62%-88.85%N/AN/AN/A$15.66$0.5393.55%90.57%0.6625,000-39.02%
AEI
ALSET INC
$0.76-4.65%-1.94%-46.55%-47.29%-53.72%-70.00%-43.36%-98.39%N/A$3.98$0.7580.92%1.20%1.139,700-57.46%
NEN
NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$52.004.00%0.00%-6.24%-11.40%-14.82%-27.27%-22.39%-14.71%-14.06%$73.50$50.0029.25%4.00%0.061,200N/A
LFT
LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC
$5.48-0.36%3.98%654.82%495.65%328.13%171.29%166.02%38.38%-3.52%$6.94$0.5821.04%841.58%0.0952,00051.16%
STHO
STAR HOLDINGS
$8.57-0.12%-4.67%-12.82%-6.13%16.28%4.13%-28.46%N/AN/A$9.94$7.0113.78%22.25%0.8456,00071.25%
MAYS
MAYS J W INC
$40.100.25%-1.35%-5.87%2.82%-0.99%5.53%-13.78%9.53%-12.81%$61.99$37.5535.31%6.79%0.00200122.22%
CMCT
CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP
$2.9352.60%32.58%-25.63%-9.85%-54.16%-99.53%-100.00%-100.00%-100.00%$1.44k$1.7899.80%64.61%0.6732,310,000126,110.94%
PW
POWER REIT
$7.02-0.43%2.33%-5.39%-27.03%-8.81%-30.50%-41.50%-98.60%-91.35%$12.92$5.0045.67%40.40%0.746,80025.93%
NYC
AMERICAN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO
$6.120.16%-2.08%-4.08%-36.51%-26.66%-38.97%-31.85%-90.52%N/A$13.97$5.5256.19%10.87%0.431,200-62.50%

Real Estate Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
13-1.24%-2.27%-8.37%-26.89%40.50x0.91x+8.29%+4.81%+3.47%+24.00%Strong Buy
2-1.06%+7.56%+7.04%+5.89%22.24x1.72x+11.51%+5.02%N/A+7.31%Hold
40-0.81%-3.11%-10.70%-81.53%37.90x2.39x+1.96%+1.46%+4.28%+46.63%Buy
19-1.67%-3.44%-9.98%-11.45%28.05x1.04x+7.42%+4.10%N/A+26.47%Buy
17-1.30%-0.97%-3.93%+11.81%92.00x2.78x+4.03%+2.43%N/A+15.72%Buy
15-1.21%+0.39%-2.95%+28.10%-39.06x1.73x+11.39%+3.93%-0.00%+11.38%Buy
16-1.83%-2.24%-5.30%+3.93%24.23x2.29x+9.23%+4.66%+0.02%+16.02%Hold
36-3.16%-6.41%-13.57%-24.43%11.89x0.67x+11.14%+1.27%N/A+36.55%Buy
21-0.53%-2.70%-8.87%-63.62%178.91x0.88x+0.49%-0.05%N/A+17.07%Buy
19-1.18%-1.47%-7.18%-10.98%26.23x2.17x+7.02%+2.80%N/A+17.05%Buy
26-0.96%-1.08%-7.54%-98.50%26.84x2.17x+37.63%+5.53%N/A+11.77%Buy
19-0.80%-3.12%-5.71%+6.62%48.86x5.91x+18.72%+3.55%+6.71%+24.17%Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 243 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 16 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 2.43% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 93 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $420.33, an upside of 37.58% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $305.52.

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.

2. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)


Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 243 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 Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 35.12% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 126 percentage points.

3. Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI)


Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 243 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 Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 14 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Marcus & Millichap has seen its stock lose -3.07% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 88 percentage points.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 177 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)


Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 68.39%, which is 61 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.38%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -728% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)


Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has an annual dividend yield of 29.32%, which is 22 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.38%. 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 102% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)


Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) has an annual dividend yield of 24.35%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.38%. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of 1,337.5% 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 -1.16% in the last day, and down -2.18% over the last week. Rafael Holdings was the among the top losers in the real estate sector, dropping -34.98% yesterday.

Rafael Holdings shares are trading lower after its subsidiary reported that Trappsol Cyclo missed the primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase 3 study.

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

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's stock has dropped -100% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -9 percentage points.

2. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)


Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) 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.

Newmark Group 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.

Newmark Group's stock has dropped -34.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 57 percentage points.

3. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)


Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) 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.

Millrose Properties 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.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -22.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 68 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

38.37% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 21.28% over the next year.

1.49% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.98% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.15% are rated C (Hold), 20.4% are rated D (Sell), and 3.98% 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 46.18x.
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