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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
NXDT	NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST	$234.81M	49,020,409	49.06%	17.06%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MAA	MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC	$15.72B	117,081,742	91.72%	1.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	$334.49M	168,086,203	76.30%	3.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	$56.35M	16,146,546	24.26%	75.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$1.30B	113,595,629	99.14%	0.86%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$2.18B	199,898,278	97.59%	2.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FPI	FARMLAND PARTNERS INC	$500.36M	43,097,555	60.33%	12.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DEI	DOUGLAS EMMETT INC	$1.77B	167,462,059	66.23%	33.77%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ELME	ELME COMMUNITIES	$193.95M	88,161,161	90.89%	3.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DLR	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC	$57.00B	343,501,552	92.11%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LODE	COMSTOCK INC	$151.23M	51,264,247	7.20%	92.80%
CUZ	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC	$4.24B	167,965,499	89.16%	10.84%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OZ	BELPOINTE PREP LLC	$205.97M	3,891,177	34.84%	0.00%
RC	READY CAPITAL CORP	$345.33M	162,126,276	58.90%	9.16%	Net Selling
SLG	SL GREEN REALTY CORP	$3.18B	71,025,886	86.92%	0.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DBRG	DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC	$2.81B	182,674,425	89.34%	10.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ALEX	ALEXANDER & BALDWIN INC	$1.51B	72,758,460	85.22%	8.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TCI	TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS INC	$459.78M	8,639,316	1.57%	98.43%	Net Buying	Net Buying
XHG	XCHANGE TECINC	$0.00	123,715,022,675	0.00%	0.00%
SQFT	PRESIDIO PROPERTY TRUST INC	$3.44M	1,439,099	2.61%	69.25%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AEI	ALSET INC	$119.44M	38,905,255	5.74%	94.26%	Net Selling
SOHO	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC	$45.28M	20,490,501	17.48%	22.58%
AHT	ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC	$25.20M	6,411,532	12.62%	87.38%	Net Selling
GIPR	GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES INC	$3.79M	5,447,772	10.01%	15.42%	Net Buying
PCH	POTLATCHDELTIC CORP	$3.23B	77,291,000	83.75%	8.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MAYS	MAYS J W INC	$80.63M	2,015,780	4.10%	64.74%
PW	POWER REIT	$3.15M	3,389,661	3.08%	60.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OMH	OHMYHOME LTD	$25.92M	25,660,978	0.13%	0.00%
DUO	FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD	$4.24M	3,010,123	0.81%	0.00%
LOAN	MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC	$51.36M	11,438,651	27.19%	25.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GBR	NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC	$4.12M	5,131,934	3.48%	96.52%	Net Selling
AIRE	REALPHA TECH CORP	$48.40M	128,044,308	2.72%	29.84%
BHM	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC	$35.29M	4,056,567	26.05%	22.99%
WETH	WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC	$19.33M	11,931,534	3.58%	53.59%
FRMI	FERMI INC	$5.35B	614,025,378	0.00%	24.54%
ESBA	EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP	$155.34M	23,788,881	5.99%	0.00%
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	$49.60M	47,691,121	18.43%	11.08%
RFL	RAFAEL HOLDINGS INC	$60.04M	51,762,801	7.76%	47.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FTHM	FATHOM HOLDINGS INC	$34.33M	32,390,959	8.12%	91.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LPA	LOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE AMERICAS	$94.42M	31,897,657	1.00%	2.96%
UOKA	MDJM LTD	$1.51M	1,068,686	1.17%	0.00%
AXR	AMREP CORP	$110.24M	5,305,199	24.51%	75.49%
LRE	LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD	$19.37M	13,641,900	0.12%	0.00%
SELF	GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC	$57.03M	11,337,720	26.78%	10.35%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HBNB	HOTEL101 GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.95B	234,152,398	0.05%	0.20%
ASPS	ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA	$59.03M	10,991,850	8.58%	91.42%	Net Buying
MDRR	MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED REIT INC	$13.57M	1,112,405	2.51%	97.49%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWO	TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP	$1.19B	104,155,818	66.72%	7.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MKZR	MACKENZIE REALTY CAPITAL INC	$7.98M	1,852,481	5.38%	32.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ALBT	AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP	$3.34M	4,252,009	0.08%	99.92%
IHT	INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST	$10.86M	9,204,834	0.80%	99.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UK	UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.55M	2,194,956	3.32%	96.68%
MRNO	MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PLC	$91.99M	79,305,736	0.35%	0.00%
LRHC	LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP	$469.72k	162,533	1.65%	98.35%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NYC	AMERICAN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO	$29.48M	2,672,943	2.09%	97.91%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NEN	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$224.97M	115,261	7.58%	92.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARL	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC	$278.30M	16,152,043	0.54%	99.46%

Real Estate Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Real Estate - Development	12	-1.34%	+0.43%	+3.43%	-15.96%	45.67x	0.98x	+4.67%	+1.26%	+2.05%	+18.22%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	-1.33%	+2.68%	+7.09%	+22.76%	23.41x	1.89x	+10.78%	+4.61%	+0.21%	+10.21%	Buy
Real Estate Services	43	-0.73%	-0.81%	+0.04%	-20.25%	232.28x	3.12x	+6.71%	+2.18%	+5.90%	+18.65%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	21	+0.65%	+0.41%	+3.67%	-8.04%	20.53x	1.20x	+5.89%	+3.53%	N/A	+8.84%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+1.06%	+1.25%	+1.23%	+20.05%	97.62x	2.59x	+2.67%	+1.61%	N/A	+9.20%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	16	-0.42%	-2.28%	-1.65%	-12.89%	62.24x	1.28x	+12.18%	+3.33%	-0.00%	+11.96%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	-0.12%	-0.84%	+2.36%	-6.06%	28.89x	2.26x	+8.12%	+4.21%	+0.01%	+7.93%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	39	-3.98%	-3.05%	-0.59%	-6.39%	5.68x	0.87x	+5.73%	+0.77%	N/A	+17.39%	Buy
REIT - Office	20	+0.32%	-2.43%	-2.40%	-25.36%	97.71x	0.87x	+0.24%	+0.07%	N/A	+17.44%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	+0.70%	-0.60%	-3.75%	-10.18%	33.03x	2.15x	+10.75%	+4.50%	N/A	+12.34%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	+0.75%	+0.99%	+3.66%	-85.71%	36.03x	2.24x	+28.17%	+3.49%	N/A	+6.92%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	-0.64%	+1.57%	+4.08%	-6.31%	47.57x	6.16x	+20.85%	+2.13%	+3.67%	+15.55%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Feb 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 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.

2. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

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.

3. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

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.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME)

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.

2. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)

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.

3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

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.

Why are real estate stocks down?

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.

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

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)

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.

3. Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)

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.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

40.11% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 12.75% 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).

What is the average p/e ratio of the real estate sector?

The average P/E ratio of the real estate sector is 64.47x.

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Sectors & IndustriesReal Estate
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.

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Real Estate Stocks FAQ

1. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

2. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

3. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

1. Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME)

2. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)

3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

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

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)

3. Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)

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1. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

2. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

3. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

1. Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME)

2. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)

3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

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

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)

3. Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)

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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.