10 Best Residential REITs to Buy in 2026

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6. Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH)

On May 18, 2026, Raymond James analyst Buck Horne upgraded Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) to Outperform from Market Perform with a $32 price target. The firm said it is seeing signs of improving leasing demand across the single-family rental market. Raymond James also pointed to a revised version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act released by the House of Representatives, which the firm views as more favorable for the industry. According to the analyst, the updated bill removes a provision from the Senate version that would have required single-family rental operators to dispose of newly acquired build-for-rent homes after seven years, while still allowing operators to continue purchasing rental inventory from homebuilders.

Meanwhile, BofA analyst Jana Galan raised the firm’s price target on Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) to $35 from $34 and maintained a Neutral rating on the shares following quarterly results.

Last month, Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) reported Q1 FFO of 48c per share, in line with the consensus estimate. Revenue totaled $734M, versus the consensus estimate of $687M. Same-store NOI declined 0.3% year over year as 1.6% same-store core revenue growth was offset by a 5.7% increase in same-store core operating expenses. The company said results were also affected by lower same-store average occupancy, which declined to 96.3% from 97.2% a year earlier. CEO Dallas Tanner said the company delivered first-quarter results in line with expectations and entered the peak leasing season with improving occupancy trends and positive new lease rent growth in April. Management also noted that leasing one of its homes remains significantly more affordable than homeownership across its markets.

Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) owns and operates single-family rental homes across major U.S. housing markets.

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