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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 %
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$1.21	2.54%	-6.20%	-21.43%	-46.70%	-49.16%	-62.42%	-89.16%	N/A	N/A	$3.62	$1.16	66.57%	4.31%	0.91	577,000	-76.96%
UK	UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.98	3.66%	0.51%	-6.12%	-5.71%	-58.66%	-80.20%	-94.27%	-99.90%	N/A	$11.47	$1.62	82.74%	22.22%	0.65	6,000	-20.00%
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	$3.15	0.32%	-2.17%	-3.37%	10.53%	5.00%	-21.05%	-35.45%	-60.92%	N/A	$4.32	$2.69	27.08%	17.01%	0.76	18,600	-54.63%
FTHM	FATHOM HOLDINGS INC	$0.22	-1.76%	-55.22%	-66.11%	-77.92%	-67.68%	-87.26%	-94.25%	-99.10%	N/A	$1.92	$0.21	88.39%	8.25%	1.22	1,357,000	-66.81%
GBR	NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC	$0.73	1.39%	-1.35%	-4.70%	5.49%	-12.47%	-29.13%	-40.65%	-81.80%	-69.33%	$1.31	$0.62	44.27%	17.74%	0.41	21,000	-82.35%
DUO	FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD	$0.60	-3.69%	-5.81%	13.85%	-13.54%	-45.95%	-82.20%	-95.07%	-99.98%	N/A	$4.10	$0.42	85.37%	42.86%	1.20	64,000	12.28%
ESBA	EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP	$4.30	0.00%	10.26%	2.38%	-23.76%	-11.34%	-43.42%	-39.44%	-58.13%	-78.11%	$7.93	$3.79	45.78%	13.46%	0.57	400	-96.97%
IHT	INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST	$1.20	-8.40%	-12.41%	-13.04%	-29.41%	20.00%	-31.82%	-4.00%	-68.09%	-45.95%	$1.90	$0.95	36.84%	26.32%	0.37	51,500	1,097.67%
WETH	WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.98	-1.81%	-4.41%	-14.85%	-22.00%	-27.78%	-25.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.68	$0.92	73.51%	5.98%	0.68	65,000	10.73%
RENX	RENX ENTERPRISES CORP	$1.94	2.65%	-14.54%	8.38%	-6.28%	-19.50%	-93.29%	-99.67%	N/A	N/A	$33.00	$1.40	94.12%	38.57%	1.01	213,000	255.00%
SQFT	PRESIDIO PROPERTY TRUST INC	$0.94	-16.81%	-29.85%	-29.85%	-63.21%	-59.31%	-84.25%	-86.57%	-97.46%	N/A	$6.40	$0.94	85.31%	0.00%	0.56	65,000	135.51%
AEI	ALSET INC	$0.68	-1.72%	-14.07%	-45.50%	-51.83%	-63.03%	-74.76%	-47.38%	-98.32%	N/A	$3.98	$0.65	82.81%	5.23%	1.09	12,500	-22.36%
LPA	LOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE AMERICAS	$3.05	-2.24%	8.16%	1.67%	-16.44%	-1.29%	-33.26%	-70.95%	-68.72%	N/A	$4.73	$2.04	35.49%	49.51%	-0.07	41,000	-79.40%
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$8.44	-0.12%	0.72%	-0.59%	2.18%	1.56%	26.35%	53.18%	N/A	N/A	$8.95	$5.71	5.70%	47.81%	0.85	450,000	-68.97%
NEN	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$49.75	1.51%	-0.50%	-9.66%	-12.72%	-16.39%	-32.12%	-26.30%	-15.82%	-16.46%	$73.50	$48.01	32.31%	3.62%	0.05	400	N/A
OPAD	OFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC	$3.07	0.66%	-6.12%	-23.25%	-45.86%	-56.69%	-92.44%	-96.60%	-99.73%	N/A	$38.40	$3.05	92.01%	0.66%	1.90	19,700	-39.76%
CSR	CENTERSPACE	$55.45	0.49%	0.58%	5.20%	-2.19%	-6.46%	-3.41%	-4.36%	-43.73%	-3.73%	$69.61	$52.00	20.34%	6.63%	0.58	199,000	-27.11%
FSP	FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP	$0.31	3.33%	-13.89%	-24.39%	-39.81%	-53.03%	-80.75%	-82.39%	-93.82%	-97.36%	$1.60	$0.30	80.56%	3.33%	0.84	1,509,000	19.76%
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	$0.88	-2.22%	-3.72%	-5.07%	-6.58%	-16.19%	-22.81%	-74.42%	-83.97%	N/A	$1.45	$0.76	39.10%	15.33%	0.70	176,000	147.89%
MRNO	MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PLC	$0.24	0.00%	-25.61%	13.49%	-0.81%	-57.19%	-90.76%	-97.79%	N/A	N/A	$2.91	$0.18	91.62%	37.08%	0.01	121,000	-80.52%
BHM	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC	$8.16	1.75%	3.42%	-2.86%	-12.54%	-27.53%	-31.14%	-40.04%	N/A	N/A	$13.30	$7.87	38.65%	3.68%	0.41	4,800	14.29%
MKZR	MACKENZIE REALTY CAPITAL INC	$1.38	2.22%	0.73%	-1.43%	-17.37%	-59.35%	-76.37%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.74	$0.83	75.96%	66.27%	0.75	3,700	-15.91%
MDRR	MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED INC	$10.08	0.00%	-8.36%	-17.38%	-10.24%	-11.49%	-23.35%	-4.00%	-46.15%	N/A	$14.52	$9.47	30.58%	6.44%	0.09	350	0.00%
LXP	LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST	$60.95	0.05%	0.10%	0.30%	9.54%	32.33%	30.79%	41.58%	-10.37%	25.93%	$61.61	$44.00	1.07%	38.52%	0.73	887,000	-5.84%
AIRE	REALPHA TECH CORP	$1.25	-6.02%	-7.41%	-19.87%	-39.32%	-80.69%	-92.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.50	$1.25	96.15%	0.00%	1.59	35,500	2.01%
SELF	GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC	$4.90	0.00%	0.41%	-4.85%	-5.95%	-7.55%	-2.78%	4.03%	-7.20%	-5.15%	$5.75	$4.73	14.78%	3.59%	0.25	17,000	-62.22%
STHO	STAR HOLDINGS	$8.80	0.34%	2.56%	-7.47%	-4.03%	9.18%	8.91%	-25.61%	N/A	N/A	$9.94	$7.01	11.47%	25.53%	0.83	42,300	-55.94%
LRE	LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD	$1.05	-4.18%	-7.54%	-19.54%	-18.92%	-14.31%	-38.36%	-82.50%	N/A	N/A	$1.89	$1.00	44.23%	5.40%	0.21	9,400	N/A
LOAN	MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC	$3.86	-0.26%	3.49%	-6.31%	-14.98%	-17.52%	-32.04%	-15.90%	-42.47%	-46.69%	$5.66	$3.54	31.80%	9.04%	0.25	101,000	240.07%
LHAI	LINKHOME HOLDINGS INC	$1.11	7.77%	9.90%	-4.31%	-31.06%	-8.26%	-87.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.66	$0.53	92.91%	109.43%	0.81	63,000	-30.00%
AHT	ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC	$2.22	-1.33%	-10.12%	-29.97%	-30.41%	-14.29%	-62.37%	-90.39%	-98.42%	-99.96%	$5.94	$2.18	62.63%	1.83%	1.54	6,600	-61.40%
LFT	LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC	$5.09	2.41%	-7.45%	632.37%	430.21%	300.79%	172.19%	147.09%	25.68%	-6.78%	$6.94	$0.58	26.66%	774.57%	0.07	23,500	3.98%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$2.62	0.77%	-3.32%	-11.78%	14.41%	1.55%	7.38%	-22.71%	-70.82%	-84.02%	$2.98	$2.17	12.08%	20.74%	0.76	160,000	-47.71%
LRHC	LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP	$1.55	-1.90%	-37.75%	-48.68%	-76.08%	-95.55%	-99.96%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$4.59k	$1.46	99.97%	6.16%	1.12	32,200	-46.33%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	5.69%	-3.70%	3.17%	7.44%	7.44%	15.45%	13.04%	-95.41%	N/A	$1.83	$0.81	28.77%	60.49%	0.92	15,700	234.04%
ASPS	ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA	$6.04	-3.97%	-1.15%	8.05%	-15.76%	-12.97%	-55.16%	-80.79%	-92.40%	-97.61%	$14.00	$4.30	56.86%	40.47%	0.15	11,300	37.80%
NYC	AMERICAN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO	$6.25	-0.16%	2.29%	-0.32%	-33.16%	-25.95%	-36.74%	-30.32%	-90.65%	N/A	$13.97	$5.52	55.26%	13.22%	0.41	27,700	-40.30%
ARL	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC	$15.85	0.51%	-4.69%	6.16%	-23.39%	8.79%	-3.00%	9.54%	30.78%	107.19%	$24.35	$12.42	34.91%	27.62%	0.64	8,400	104.88%
MAYS	MAYS J W INC	$40.10	0.00%	0.25%	-5.31%	2.82%	0.80%	5.53%	-15.22%	9.35%	-12.83%	$61.99	$37.55	35.31%	6.79%	-0.00	60	-82.86%
PW	POWER REIT	$7.01	-1.96%	-0.57%	-1.96%	-23.89%	-10.24%	-33.24%	-7.76%	-98.66%	-91.90%	$12.92	$5.00	45.74%	40.20%	0.72	11,600	-58.87%
CMCT	CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP	$3.67	-21.24%	91.15%	20.33%	3.67%	-26.63%	-99.44%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$1.44k	$1.78	99.75%	106.18%	0.68	99,500	-35.81%
GIPR	GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES INC	$0.38	-8.85%	1.87%	-11.19%	-78.10%	-85.89%	-97.37%	-99.03%	-99.57%	N/A	$19.90	$0.26	98.09%	49.41%	0.37	857,000	-37.45%
HBNB	HOTEL101 GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP	$4.62	1.54%	-0.65%	-11.32%	-15.69%	-38.65%	47.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.43	$3.03	55.70%	52.48%	0.14	10,800	1,250.00%

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	+1.09%	-1.41%	-6.65%	-27.13%	39.30x	0.93x	+8.47%	+4.90%	+3.55%	+23.64%	Strong Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	2	+1.01%	-1.16%	+8.57%	+4.81%	22.27x	1.72x	+11.53%	+5.03%	N/A	+7.81%	Hold
Real Estate Services	40	+0.23%	-1.20%	-9.36%	-81.27%	38.89x	2.41x	+2.24%	+1.53%	+4.40%	+46.88%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	19	+0.54%	-1.82%	-9.55%	-12.78%	28.09x	1.04x	+7.40%	+4.09%	N/A	+26.03%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.52%	-3.21%	-6.33%	+12.51%	89.77x	2.71x	+4.04%	+2.44%	N/A	+18.43%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	15	-0.06%	-0.56%	+1.37%	+30.88%	-39.58x	1.74x	+11.44%	+3.94%	-0.00%	+10.52%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	16	+0.27%	-1.92%	-4.63%	+2.51%	24.15x	2.29x	+9.25%	+4.66%	+0.02%	+15.79%	Hold
REIT - Mortgage	36	+3.09%	-3.33%	-13.74%	-23.98%	11.59x	0.65x	+10.97%	+1.23%	N/A	+36.12%	Buy
REIT - Office	21	+0.78%	-0.67%	-6.45%	-64.50%	177.81x	0.88x	+0.52%	-0.03%	N/A	+17.44%	Buy
REIT - Residential	19	+0.62%	-0.71%	-5.33%	-8.37%	26.35x	2.17x	+7.01%	+2.79%	N/A	+15.85%	Buy
REIT - Retail	26	-0.05%	-1.79%	-7.60%	-98.40%	26.67x	2.17x	+37.79%	+5.54%	N/A	+11.90%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	+2.17%	+2.21%	-2.86%	+10.37%	51.08x	6.08x	+18.15%	+3.54%	+6.70%	+20.32%	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 4.32% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 94 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $420.33, an upside of 38.44% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $303.62.

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 60, which is 34 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 33.17% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 123 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 return 1.6% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 92 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 69.88%, which is 62 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.46%.

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. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) has an annual dividend yield of 26.93%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.46%. 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.

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 26.04%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.46%. 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 85.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks up?

Real estate stocks were up 0.86% in the last day, and down -0.75% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why real estate stocks are up.

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 -10 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 -28.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 61 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 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 30 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -27.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 63 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

38.95% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 20.38% over the next year.

1.49% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.48% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.14% are rated C (Hold), 18.91% 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 46.15x.

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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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1. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

2. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)

3. Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI)

1. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)

2. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

1. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR)

2. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

3. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

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1. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

2. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)

3. Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI)

1. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)

2. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

1. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR)

2. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

3. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

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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.