Brokerage Rankings: real estate brokerages AI recommends in Buffalo, NY
When buyers and sellers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok for a real estate agent in Buffalo, NY, the engines name individual agents, and every one of those agents works somewhere. Of the 26 agents the engines have named in Buffalo, NY, 25 have a brokerage on record: 4 work for ERA Real Estate, 4 for Howard Hanna and 3 for Keller Williams. This page rolls the AI Citation Index up to core brokerage brands, so offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent, and ranks 15 brokerages by named agents, then by the responses that named them. It measures presence in AI recommendations, not sales volume, headcount or quality, and payment plays no part.
| Rank | Brokerage | Agents named | Share | Responses | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERA Real Estate national | 4 | 15% | 18 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Howard Hanna national | 4 | 15% | 17 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Keller Williams national | 3 | 12% | 11 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 4 | Century 21 national | 2 | 8% | 16 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 5 | HUNT Real Estate independent | 2 | 8% | 5 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 6 | MJ Peterson independent | 1 | 4% | 7 | ChatGPT Claude Grok |
| 7 | The Joseph Trifilo Sales Team independent | 1 | 4% | 7 | Gemini Grok |
| 8 | Metro Roberts Realty independent | 1 | 4% | 5 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini |
| 9 | 716 Realty Group independent | 1 | 4% | 5 | Claude Gemini |
| 10 | Serota Real Estate independent | 1 | 4% | 4 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 11 | Realty ONE Group national | 1 | 4% | 4 | Claude |
| 12 | HUNT Real Estate Corporation independent | 1 | 4% | 3 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 13 | Dez Realty independent | 1 | 4% | 2 | Grok |
| 14 | Prestige Homes independent | 1 | 4% | 2 | Gemini |
| 15 | Realty Edge independent | 1 | 4% | 2 | Claude |
How this ranking is built
In Buffalo, NY, 26 AI-named agents work at 15 brokerages; 25 carry a brokerage on record and 1 do not. ERA Real Estate leads with 4 named agents (15% of the metro), ahead of Howard Hanna (4) and Keller Williams (3). The agents were named by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok across 108 distinct responses, most recently in Sep 2026. The engines were last probed on Sep 12, 2026. Offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their core brand. How the Brokerage Rankings are built.
Frequently asked questions
- Which brokerage has the most AI-named agents in Buffalo, NY?
- ERA Real Estate, with 4 of the 26 named agents (15%); then Howard Hanna (4) and Keller Williams (3).
- How many brokerages in Buffalo, NY have AI-named agents?
- 15. 3 of the 15 listed here have three or more named agents, which is the bar for a brokerage's own page in this metro.
- How many of Buffalo, NY's AI-named agents have no brokerage on record?
- 1 of 26 (4%). They count in the metro total but belong to no row until a brokerage is recorded for them.
- How is this ranking ordered?
- By named agents, then distinct responses, then distinct engines; offices and teams roll up to their core brand and payment plays no part. The full method is at https://geogenius.ai/about#brokerage-rankings.
- How does my brokerage move up?
- More of your agents need to clear the bar — named in two responses, or by two engines. GeoGenius runs roster programs for brokerages that want that done systematically; see https://geogenius.ai/for-brokerages.