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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top real estate stocks in 2025 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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
CHCI
COMSTOCK HOLDING COMPANIES INC
$100.16M34.00%27.40%18.42%31.10%0.245.5224.70%28.40%20.91%
RMAX
RE/MAX HOLDINGS INC
$147.88M1.70%1.20%9.72%10.10%1.491.4174.30%2.30%13.49%
FPH
FIVE POINT HOLDINGS LLC
$776.77M12.20%2.90%N/A3.90%1.19N/A50.80%37.00%51.95%
IRS
IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC
$1.02B-4.00%-2.00%-1.34%-1.80%1.010.8366.80%-8.90%-8.04%
CBL
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC
$734.11M18.30%2.40%N/A5.30%7.52N/A66.00%11.20%41.61%
NMRK
NEWMARK GROUP INC
$1.95B5.10%1.30%4.74%3.60%2.631.00100.00%2.20%5.07%
JLL
JONES LANG LASALLE INC
$10.88B8.40%3.30%8.49%10.10%1.461.0553.10%2.30%3.48%
CWK
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC
$2.22B9.40%2.20%8.28%8.30%3.171.1818.40%1.70%4.51%
HHH
HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC
$3.35B7.00%2.10%N/A3.20%2.29N/A41.80%11.30%25.29%
WHLR
WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC
$314.94kN/A-3.30%N/A2.10%-21.17N/A66.40%-21.20%22.02%
MMI
MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC
$1.18B-2.00%-1.50%-1.66%-2.00%0.383.0938.00%-1.80%-1.76%
CLDT
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
$340.37M-0.50%-0.30%N/A2.00%0.61N/A67.70%-1.20%11.05%
KRG
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
$4.85B0.40%0.20%N/A1.40%1.01N/A74.20%1.60%16.58%
PCH
POTLATCHDELTIC CORP
$3.01B1.00%0.70%1.20%0.90%0.621.4911.00%2.10%3.49%
CIGI
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$6.02B13.10%2.80%7.00%10.80%3.601.0639.90%3.40%6.67%
EXPI
EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC
$1.42B-9.90%-5.00%-9.86%-444.60%0.911.447.50%-0.50%-0.44%
BEKE
KE HOLDINGS INC
$23.81B5.80%3.30%8.53%9.20%0.871.4524.60%4.30%7.34%
GRP.U
GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
$2.85B6.60%3.90%5.08%4.10%0.681.0782.90%63.40%84.58%
CTRE
CARETRUST REIT INC
$5.46B5.60%4.40%N/A5.20%0.18N/A98.10%42.20%52.45%
IVT
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP
$2.19B1.00%0.70%N/A1.70%0.49N/A71.20%6.20%18.99%
PSTL
POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC
$300.35M2.70%1.10%N/A2.20%1.31N/A75.20%8.60%24.55%
FSV
FIRSTSERVICE CORP
$7.95B12.60%3.20%8.28%11.10%4.021.9433.10%2.50%5.35%
SILA
SILA REALTY TRUST INC
$1.41B3.00%2.10%N/A2.70%0.43N/A87.60%22.80%34.19%
CBRE
CBRE GROUP INC
$36.82B11.90%4.10%9.66%11.70%2.101.0019.40%2.70%4.07%
NLY
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
$11.23B7.10%0.90%N/A0.60%7.21N/A100.00%70.70%84.88%
JOE
ST JOE CO
$2.51B10.80%5.00%N/A6.60%1.11N/A41.20%19.00%33.64%
OLP
ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC
$524.13M9.90%4.00%N/A4.30%1.49N/A80.20%33.60%55.08%
NREF
NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC
$252.30M5.40%0.30%N/A0.20%14.54N/A74.70%24.40%40.21%
DRH
DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO
$1.54B2.30%1.20%N/A2.70%0.99N/A33.50%3.40%10.19%
RYN
RAYONIER INC
$3.68B20.00%10.20%13.06%9.00%0.961.1237.90%28.40%31.92%
NHI
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC
$3.44B10.80%5.50%N/A5.50%0.90N/A87.40%41.10%59.04%
OHI
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
$10.87B10.20%4.40%N/A4.80%1.14N/A98.60%38.60%60.77%
LFT
LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC
$139.14M7.40%1.40%N/A1.00%3.75N/A100.00%49.50%62.66%
REAX
REAL BROKERAGE INC
$886.95M-90.00%-27.70%-77.21%78.50%1.691.349.10%-2.10%-1.96%
SBRA
SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC
$4.19B4.60%2.40%N/A3.20%0.94N/A100.00%18.00%34.55%
LXP
LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST
$2.37B1.80%1.00%N/A2.00%0.82N/A29.30%10.60%30.93%
CHMI
CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP
$93.29M0.90%0.10%N/A0.60%5.46N/A100.00%6.00%46.48%
CHCT
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC
$477.77M-1.10%-0.50%N/A1.40%1.14N/A80.10%-4.50%16.94%
NLOP
NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES
$451.83M-14.60%-9.10%N/A-2.10%0.38N/A73.70%-64.30%-18.20%
MFA
MFA FINANCIAL INC
$1.00B4.60%0.80%N/A0.60%5.20N/A100.00%29.80%41.26%
EFC
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC
$1.18B7.50%0.80%N/A0.50%9.38N/A92.30%38.60%47.92%
RMR
RMR GROUP INC
$465.25M9.40%3.50%6.28%10.40%1.142.1912.20%2.60%4.11%
GOOD
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP
$619.58M7.00%1.00%N/A3.60%4.40N/A77.40%7.40%41.10%
RHP
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC
$5.28B150.30%5.30%N/A6.40%25.64N/A33.00%11.60%21.84%
STRW
STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC
$128.77M35.80%0.60%N/A3.30%38.75N/A58.20%3.50%33.23%
DOUG
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC
$149.08M-41.90%-15.90%-17.99%-23.90%2.042.1325.30%-7.70%-7.26%
ALEX
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN INC
$1.26B6.20%3.70%N/A4.10%0.64N/A45.10%27.00%36.56%
AIV
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
$1.15B-43.50%-5.00%N/A-1.40%13.38N/A56.40%-49.10%-20.84%
FRPH
FRP HOLDINGS INC
$516.12M1.50%0.90%N/A1.60%0.61N/A28.00%15.30%27.68%
IRM
IRON MOUNTAIN INC
$27.10B-30.60%0.70%5.65%3.60%-28.440.6256.10%1.90%14.89%
KRC
KILROY REALTY CORP
$3.78B3.90%1.90%N/A2.30%0.98N/A69.00%18.60%31.37%
NYMT
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST INC
$575.10M-7.20%-1.20%N/A-0.40%5.60N/A-18.30%-59.60%-35.00%
BXMT
BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC
$3.25B-2.10%-0.40%N/A-0.20%4.42N/A100.00%-16.80%-16.35%
AHR
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC
$5.01B-1.80%-0.80%N/A1.50%0.97N/A17.60%-1.80%4.43%
KIM
KIMCO REALTY CORP
$14.24B3.50%1.90%N/A2.70%0.89N/A68.70%18.40%36.52%
VNO
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
$6.87B0.20%0.10%N/A2.00%1.91N/A48.10%0.50%27.04%
APLE
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC
$2.79B5.80%3.80%N/A4.10%0.54N/A56.70%13.40%19.03%
LTC
LTC PROPERTIES INC
$1.62B9.80%4.90%N/A5.00%0.76N/A100.00%43.10%62.61%
RITM
RITHM CAPITAL CORP
$5.82B11.20%1.90%N/A1.60%4.90N/A100.00%16.50%23.75%
KW
KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC
$898.43M-4.60%-1.00%N/A2.00%3.33N/A73.50%-14.40%44.84%
AXR
AMREP CORP
$120.34M10.60%10.20%N/A14.80%0.02N/A35.20%22.30%22.81%
UNIT
UNITI GROUP INC
$1.20B-3.70%1.80%N/A5.60%-3.15N/A88.00%7.80%50.32%
MRP
MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC
$4.21B-4.70%-4.40%N/A-4.40%0.06N/AN/AN/AN/A
AOMR
ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC
$223.02M11.20%1.30%N/A0.80%8.50N/A84.70%55.90%62.21%
VTR
VENTAS INC
$29.58B1.40%0.60%N/A1.90%1.24N/A42.50%2.80%13.76%
SPG
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
$51.84B80.90%7.10%N/A5.80%9.79N/A82.50%39.70%55.33%
MDV
MODIV INDUSTRIAL INC
$161.26M1.20%0.50%N/A2.90%1.55N/A92.30%5.00%47.56%
ELS
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
$12.39B23.10%6.50%N/A5.60%2.18N/A51.30%24.00%32.84%
PLYM
PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT INC
$682.35M27.90%9.60%N/A8.30%1.35N/A68.90%69.50%90.36%
EPR
EPR PROPERTIES
$3.78B5.10%2.20%N/A3.20%1.42N/A91.50%17.50%39.87%
SBAC
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$25.87B-15.90%7.80%14.28%6.30%-3.100.7077.80%30.40%48.40%
MPW
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
$3.08B-41.60%-15.30%N/A-7.80%1.96N/A52.30%-242.10%-195.71%
PDM
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST INC
$781.28M-3.80%-1.50%N/A1.00%1.57N/A59.10%-10.80%11.18%
GLPI
GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC
$12.97B18.40%6.20%N/A5.90%1.79N/A100.00%50.00%74.47%
STAG
STAG INDUSTRIAL INC
$6.18B7.20%3.70%N/A3.80%0.95N/A79.70%31.00%46.38%
PMT
PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST
$1.11B4.20%0.60%N/A0.40%6.82N/A100.00%26.70%34.15%
ORC
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC
$755.25M5.10%0.60%N/A0.30%7.53N/A100.00%67.00%67.01%
INVH
INVITATION HOMES INC
$21.52B4.80%2.50%N/A3.20%0.91N/A59.00%18.00%31.65%
OUT
OUTFRONT MEDIA INC
$2.57B38.40%4.90%9.06%6.90%6.850.7448.20%14.10%23.23%
EQIX
EQUINIX INC
$84.32B7.00%2.70%4.78%3.90%1.601.6649.60%10.50%17.70%
IVR
INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC
$454.33M4.40%0.60%N/A0.60%6.78N/A100.00%44.10%75.90%
UHT
UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST
$533.25M10.30%3.30%N/A4.10%2.24N/A100.00%19.40%38.46%
WETH
WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC
$11.87M3.20%3.10%6.00%34.30%0.0334.7531.10%9.40%18.98%
SKT
TANGER INC
$3.38B16.90%4.30%N/A4.20%2.61N/A69.80%18.70%30.27%
EGP
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC
$8.62B7.50%4.70%N/A4.10%0.53N/A73.10%34.60%40.19%
UDR
UDR INC
$14.11B3.40%1.10%N/A1.90%1.91N/A68.60%7.00%19.00%
SDHC
SMITH DOUGLAS HOMES CORP
$1.01B24.40%3.60%N/A6.00%1.01N/A26.20%1.60%2.42%
NNN
NNN REIT INC
$7.75B9.20%4.50%N/A4.40%1.07N/A100.00%45.10%66.30%
ARR
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC
$1.34B-1.00%-0.10%N/A0.00%8.10N/A23.80%-30.30%16.55%
BRSP
BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC
$653.61M-6.50%-1.90%N/A-0.70%2.44N/A81.90%-35.70%-21.39%
SUNS
SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC
$145.35M8.50%4.70%N/A4.90%1.78N/A92.30%64.60%64.62%
FBRT
FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC
$933.14M3.80%0.90%N/A0.80%2.71N/A88.10%27.60%41.12%
PECO
PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC
$4.38B3.10%1.40%N/A2.40%1.10N/A71.10%10.50%25.15%
REG
REGENCY CENTERS CORP
$13.13B5.70%3.10%N/A3.50%0.82N/A70.20%26.60%39.93%
LINE
LINEAGE INC
$10.79B-8.00%-3.30%-1.98%-1.70%1.060.9932.70%-11.80%-6.49%
ARI
APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC
$1.31B-0.10%0.00%N/A0.10%3.72N/A100.00%-0.50%3.90%
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
$18.32B12.20%5.20%N/A4.70%1.33N/A67.90%37.10%50.45%
LAMR
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO
$11.67B31.20%5.50%9.26%7.60%5.290.5567.00%16.40%24.38%
TRNO
TERRENO REALTY CORP
$5.65B5.20%4.00%N/A4.10%0.30N/A74.40%48.00%53.69%
CTO
CTO REALTY GROWTH INC
$576.35M-1.60%-0.80%N/A1.30%0.93N/A73.30%-7.10%16.24%

Real Estate Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
14+0.65%+0.21%-1.34%-17.79%11.61x0.97x+4.78%+2.13%+3.02%+35.97%Buy
4-0.13%-1.31%-7.99%-11.67%23.97x1.62x+8.89%+3.68%+0.30%+23.23%Strong Buy
45+0.54%+0.38%-4.24%+7.46%85.75x2.65x+5.48%+1.98%+5.20%+28.61%Buy
20-0.82%-0.02%-5.14%+0.77%17.50x1.21x+7.07%+3.98%N/A+38.48%Buy
17-1.55%+0.27%-2.56%+26.61%82.10x2.23x+2.34%+1.49%N/A+12.48%Buy
16+0.84%+1.74%-6.95%-24.10%19.33x1.08x+32.92%+3.61%-0.01%+33.32%Buy
18+0.30%+0.58%-4.87%-1.01%24.55x2.02x+8.63%+4.51%-0.03%+18.34%Buy
40-0.63%+3.08%-5.28%-7.55%1.48x0.73x+5.04%+0.77%N/A+14.53%Buy
23+1.32%-1.13%-8.96%-62.84%265.70x0.86x+0.81%+0.31%N/A+30.87%Buy
21+1.29%+2.24%-4.02%+11.19%60.77x2.47x+7.08%+3.32%N/A+9.65%Buy
27+0.53%+0.96%-3.77%-64.70%43.79x2.04x+24.67%+3.38%N/A+14.92%Buy
19-0.01%+4.90%+3.29%+16.98%73.01x7.24x+3.39%+1.41%+3.52%+15.81%Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)


Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 32 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 34.91% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 56 percentage points.

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)


Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Re/Max Holdings has seen its stock return 8.19% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 29 percentage points.

Re/Max Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 15.53% from Re/Max Holdings's current stock price of $7.79.

Re/Max Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Re/Max Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH)


Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 264 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 Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Five Point Holdings (NYSE:FPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Five Point Holdings has seen its stock return 79.04% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 100 percentage points.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 185 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)


Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has an annual dividend yield of 20.92%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. 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 246.2% 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 17.82%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. 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 -17.8% 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 16.95%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 7.5%. 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 389.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks up?

Real estate stocks were up 0.3% in the last day, and up 1.76% over the last week. New York Mortgage Trust was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 8.18% yesterday.

New York Management Trust shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 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. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)


Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) 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.

Rithm Capital 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.

Rithm Capital's stock has gained 0.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 21 percentage points.

2. Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH)


Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH) 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.

Wetouch Technology 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.

Wetouch Technology's stock has dropped -47.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -27 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 44 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Re/Max Holdings's stock has gained 8.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 29 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

44.13% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 18.24% over the next year.

2.67% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.67% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.33% are rated C (Hold), 22.22% are rated D (Sell), and 3.11% 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 62.99x.
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