Real estate brokerages AI recommends in Des Moines, IA
When buyers and sellers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok for a real estate agent in Des Moines, IA, the engines name individual agents, and every one of those agents works somewhere. Of the 34 agents the engines have named in Des Moines, IA, 29 have a brokerage on record: 14 work for RE/MAX, 3 for Keller Williams and 1 for Pennie Carroll & Associates Real Estate. This page rolls the AI Citation Index up to core brokerage brands, so offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent, and ranks 14 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 | RE/MAX national | 14 | 41% | 47 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Keller Williams national | 3 | 9% | 15 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Pennie Carroll & Associates Real Estate independent | 1 | 3% | 11 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 4 | LPT Realty national | 1 | 3% | 9 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 5 | Sara Hopkins Real Estate Team independent | 1 | 3% | 7 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 6 | Legacy Realty of Iowa independent | 1 | 3% | 5 | Claude Grok |
| 7 | Team IRG independent | 1 | 3% | 4 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 8 | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate national | 1 | 3% | 3 | Gemini |
| 9 | eXp Realty national | 1 | 3% | 3 | Claude |
| 10 | Char Austin Luxury independent | 1 | 3% | 2 | Gemini Grok |
| 11 | Josh Dicks Realty independent | 1 | 3% | 2 | Gemini Grok |
| 12 | Realty ONE Group national | 1 | 3% | 2 | Claude Gemini |
| 13 | Iowa Realty independent | 1 | 3% | 2 | Gemini |
| 14 | Weichert national | 1 | 3% | 2 | Gemini |
How this ranking is built
GeoGenius asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok the questions a buyer or seller would ask about Des Moines, IA and records every agent each engine names. Each named agent's brokerage, as the engines state it, is resolved to its core brand — Keller Williams Realty Bellevue and KW Eastside both count as Keller Williams — and the brands are ranked by named agents, then distinct responses, then distinct engines. Agents without a brokerage on record (5 in Des Moines, IA) are counted in the total but belong to no row. The method mirrors our published 36-market study at https://geogenius.ai/ai-report.
Frequently asked questions
- How is this ranking ordered?
- By named agents: the number of agents at each brokerage that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok named in at least two responses, or by two different engines, for Des Moines, IA. Ties break on distinct responses, then distinct engines. Payment and advertising play no part.
- Why is Keller Williams one row when there are many offices?
- Brokerages are rolled up to their core brand. Offices, teams and franchise affiliates (Keller Williams Realty Bellevue, KW Eastside, a team at Keller Williams SouthPark) all count toward Keller Williams, because that is the brand buyers, sellers and the engines recognise. Independent brokerages rank under their own name.
- Does this measure sales volume or brokerage size?
- No. It measures how many of a brokerage's agents the AI engines actually name when asked for an agent. A large brokerage with few AI-named agents ranks below a small one whose agents the engines recommend.
- 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.