Brokerage Rankings: real estate brokerages AI recommends in Washington, DC
When buyers and sellers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok for a real estate agent in Washington, DC, the engines name individual agents, and every one of those agents works somewhere. Of the 69 agents the engines have named in Washington, DC, 53 have a brokerage on record: 14 work for Sotheby's International Realty, 8 for Compass and 7 for Washington Fine Properties. This page rolls the AI Citation Index up to core brokerage brands, so offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent, and ranks 20 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 | Sotheby's International Realty national | 14 | 20% | 79 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Compass national | 8 | 12% | 43 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Washington Fine Properties independent | 7 | 10% | 62 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 4 | Samson Properties independent | 3 | 4% | 36 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 5 | Redfin national | 3 | 4% | 10 | Grok |
| 6 | eXp Realty national | 2 | 3% | 20 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 7 | Long & Foster national | 2 | 3% | 20 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 8 | Coldwell Banker national | 2 | 3% | 6 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 9 | The ONE Street Company independent | 1 | 1% | 11 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 10 | Love Live DC independent | 1 | 1% | 4 | Claude |
| 11 | SERHANT. national | 1 | 1% | 3 | Gemini Grok |
| 12 | The Agency national | 1 | 1% | 3 | Claude Gemini |
| 13 | Buyer's Edge Company independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | ChatGPT Grok |
| 14 | The Heider Company independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Gemini Grok |
| 15 | @properties national | 1 | 1% | 2 | Gemini |
| 16 | Century 21 national | 1 | 1% | 2 | Gemini |
| 17 | Fox Homes Team independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Claude |
| 18 | Jill Schwartz Group independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Gemini |
| 19 | Keller Williams national | 1 | 1% | 2 | Claude |
| 20 | The NTB Group independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | ChatGPT |
How this ranking is built
In Washington, DC, 69 AI-named agents work at 20 brokerages; 53 carry a brokerage on record and 16 do not. Sotheby's International Realty leads with 14 named agents (20% of the metro), ahead of Compass (8) and Washington Fine Properties (7). The agents were named by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok across 313 distinct responses, most recently in Sep 2026. The engines were last probed on Sep 18, 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 Washington, DC?
- Sotheby's International Realty, with 14 of the 69 named agents (20%); then Compass (8) and Washington Fine Properties (7).
- How many brokerages in Washington, DC have AI-named agents?
- 20. 5 of the 20 listed here have three or more named agents, which is the bar for a brokerage's own page in this metro.
- How many of Washington, DC's AI-named agents have no brokerage on record?
- 16 of 69 (23%). 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.