Brokerage Rankings: real estate brokerages AI recommends in Iowa
In Iowa, the GeoGenius Brokerage Rankings cover 2 metros (Des Moines, IA and West Des Moines, IA) where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok have named 48 real estate agents. Grouped by the core brokerage brand those agents work for, RE/MAX has the most named agents in the state (18 across 2 metros), followed by Keller Williams (4) and Century 21 (3). Offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent brand; the ranking measures presence in AI recommendations, not sales volume or headcount, and payment plays no part. Each metro below ranks every brokerage the engines named there.
Brokerages with the most AI-named agents in Iowa
| Rank | Brokerage | Agents named | Metros | Leads in | Responses | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RE/MAX national | 18 | 2 | 1 | 98 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Keller Williams national | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Century 21 national | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Gemini Grok |
| 4 | Dwelling in Des Moines independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ChatGPT |
| 5 | Pennie Carroll & Associates Real Estate independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 6 | LPT Realty national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 7 | Sara Hopkins Real Estate Team independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 8 | Legacy Realty of Iowa independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | Claude Grok |
| 9 | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 10 | Team IRG independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 11 | eXp Realty national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Claude |
| 12 | Luxury Homes By Char Austin independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 13 | Realty ONE Group national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Claude Gemini |
| 14 | Weichert national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Claude Gemini |
| 15 | Iowa Realty independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Gemini |
| 16 | Char Austin Luxury independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Gemini Grok |
| 17 | Josh Dicks Realty independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Gemini Grok |
| 18 | 515 Realtors independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Claude |
| 19 | Tiffan Yamen Real Estate Group independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ChatGPT |
Ranked metros in Iowa
- Des Moines, IA — 16 brokerages · 43 named agents · most: RE/MAX (17)
- West Des Moines, IA — 4 brokerages · 5 named agents · most: Dwelling in Des Moines (2)
How this ranking is built
GeoGenius asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok the questions a buyer or seller would ask about each metro and records every agent each engine names. Each named agent's brokerage is resolved to its core brand and the brands are ranked by named agents, then distinct responses, then distinct engines. The method mirrors our published 36-market study at https://geogenius.ai/ai-report.