{
  "title": "The State of AI Visibility in Real Estate (2026)",
  "status": "published_aggregate_benchmark",
  "generated_at": "2026-07-25T22:49:04Z",
  "date_published": "2026-07-10",
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    "Boston",
    "Denver",
    "Houston",
    "Kansas City",
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    "Miami / South Florida",
    "Minneapolis-St. Paul",
    "Nashville",
    "Orlando",
    "Philadelphia",
    "San Diego",
    "San Francisco Bay Area",
    "Seattle",
    "St. Louis",
    "Washington DC / Northern Virginia"
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "market": "Denver",
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    },
    {
      "market": "Houston",
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    },
    {
      "market": "Kansas City",
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    },
    {
      "market": "Las Vegas",
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    },
    {
      "market": "Miami / South Florida",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "market": "San Diego",
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    },
    {
      "market": "San Francisco Bay Area",
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    },
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      "market": "Seattle",
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    },
    {
      "market": "St. Louis",
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    },
    {
      "market": "Washington DC / Northern Virginia",
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      "right_model": "ChatGPT GPT-4o Search",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
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    "https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answer-source",
    "https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/state-of-ai-visibility-2026.json",
    "https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/benchmark_2026_validation_rows.csv"
  ],
  "publication_boundary": "Aggregate research only. No agent leaderboard, paid placement, personalized recommendation, or claim of complete national coverage is included."
}