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Real estate stocks are companies that own or operate property. This industry includes real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are public companies that own or finance income-producing real estate. Real estate stocks also include companies like Zillow and Opendoor, which provide digital solutions for homebuyers and sellers. If you can’t -- or simply don’t want -- to invest in property outright, these real estate stocks provide retail investors with several options.

Recent Real Estate Stocks Articles

5 Reasons NOT to Own Housing Stocks in 2014

After a blistering 18-month performance, housing stocks have weakened and look to continue underperforming. Here are five reasons to avoid them in 2014.

Home Depot’s Rise Built on a Solid Foundation

Home Depot continues to grow as the housing market gains strength, and management is looking towards a stronger 2014. HD is a solid portfolio play

3 REITs Every Dividend Investor Should Buy

After another "taper tantrum," REITs are cheap again. Use this as an opportunity to accumulate these three great dividend payers yielding 5% or more.

Buy Weyerhaeuser to Profit on Tri Pointe Deal

The recent deal between timber REIT Weyerhaeuser & Tri Pointe Homes will lead to big benefits for shareholders of each firm.

3 mREIT Dividend Kings to Watch

The mortgage REIT sector has taken a beating in 2013, but these 3 high-yielding stocks will make great buys once the selling pressure abides.

October Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

Interest paid on popular savings products either fell or remained unchanged this month, but mortgage rates got cheaper too.

REITS – Should You Follow Insiders Into Stag Industrial?

Looking at REITs, insiders have been buying shares of Stag Industrial for the past year. Should you follow their lead and snag some STAG stock?

3 Stocks to Ride the Housing Rebound

The government is back open for business and the backlog of houses in the system should provide a nice boost for these 3 stocks

Home Prices Weigh on Existing Home Sales

Home prices and mortgage rates are up, and that has caused existing home sales to decline, according to the latest National Association of Realtors report.

Could Uncertainty Crush Housing Stocks?

Investors in housing stocks had to rely on the estimated housing starts data this morning. Such uncertainty could easily weigh on names like LEN and KBH.

DHI, Other Homebuilder Stocks Look Feeble

Home builder stocks have gotten hit hard since May when bond yields began to rise sharply. Their stocks still look weak for the time being

5 Ways to Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio

If you’re worried about inflation as we approach 2014, consider the following investments -- many of which you can easily make via ETFs.

3 Small-Cap Dividend Stocks With Big Yields

Big, regular income checks plus a chance for share appreciation? Sounds like a winning combination to me.

Spruce Up Your Trading With Calls on Pier 1 Imports (PIR)

PIR nearly toppled in the recession, but it built itself up again as the housing market improved. Call options are a good bet going into earnings.

International REITs: Look to Asia for Yield

Investors who focus exclusively on U.S. real estate are missing out on a world of potential opportunities in international REITs.

International REITs: 3 British Buys

International REITs offer great diversification, dividend income and targeted exposure to some of the world's best real estate markets.

August Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

Rates continued to surge in August but savers didn't see an extra dime in interest. Banks, meanwhile, made out like bandits.

3 REITs to Play Distressed Real Estate

There are plenty of opportunities to be found in real estate, and these distressed-property REITs are worth a look -- but wait for further results first.

REITs: Catch the Falling Knife, But Use Gloves

REIT funds are sitting near 52-week lows ... so if you believe like I do that most of the big interest-rate moves have been made, consider it bargain-buying time.