National Coverage

Major-market real estate agent coverage, built market by market.

The Index is designed to become a national consumer research source without diluting quality. Each market builds a deep evidence bench, verifies production, reviews, identity, and source quality, completes AI audits, then publishes separate team and individual rankings in AI Visibility order.

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Maintained rankings, not a one-time snapshot.

Fresh public evidence can enter the research record continuously. Public rankings update only after the relevant source layer is validated, scores are recomputed, and the publication safeguards pass.

Latest index update

Aug 25, 2026 00:44 UTC

Directory evidence last verified Jul 11, 2026 16:38 UTC.

Review schedule

Reviews: weekly. Website/GEO: monthly. AI visibility: weekly / biweekly.

Publication safeguards

1 evidence layers are scheduled for review, 0 are due soon, and 7 are stale. Ranking updates remain clear after layer validation and recompute.

Raw source changes never move rankings by themselves. The Index refreshes evidence privately, runs validators, recomputes scores, and rebuilds public pages only from validated public-safe rows. Current refresh status · How updates work · Refresh status JSON · Refresh policy.

National industry context

Local recognition inside a much larger profession.

2026 context
37live REAI markets
1,850published market-category positions
≈193,370U.S. wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs, BLS May 2025
≈1,438,569NAR members reported June 14, 2026

Boundary: These are separate scale indicators, not a national REAI ranking denominator. BLS excludes self-employed workers; NAR membership is not the same as a licensed-agent count. No national badge is assigned until REAI publishes a separate national category ranking. BLS source · NAR source.

Coverage Standard

Broad enough to be useful. Strict enough to be trusted.

Directory depth

A market should have enough source-backed rows to compare meaningful options, not a thin trophy list. The graduation standard is at least 25 teams and 25 individual agents per major market.

Featured gates

Featured rankings require public sales proof, review proof, identity clarity, source quality, and AI visibility evidence. Directory inclusion alone is not a recommendation.

AI visibility rank

AI Visibility defines the order among qualified candidates; it cannot bypass production, review, identity, or source-quality gates.

Live Markets

Current proof-backed market pages.

East

New York Metro

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 8,320 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

118 source-backed rows · 63 teams · 55 individuals · 118 AI-scored rows

Established major-market benchmark with high-authority media and production ecosystem

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-new-york-metro

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/new-york-metro

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/new-york-metro.json

West

Los Angeles

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 7,340 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

88 source-backed rows · 40 teams · 48 individuals · 88 AI-scored rows

Established major-market benchmark with strong luxury and public-source depth

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-los-angeles

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/los-angeles

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/los-angeles.json

Midwest

Chicago

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 5,100 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

125 source-backed rows · 66 teams · 59 individuals · 125 AI-scored rows

Established major-market benchmark with strong local-agent review ecosystem

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-chicago

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/chicago

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/chicago.json

South

Dallas-Fort Worth

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 6,950 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

61 source-backed rows · 30 teams · 31 individuals · 61 AI-scored rows

Large growth market with high production and search demand

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-dallas-fort-worth

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/dallas-fort-worth

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/dallas-fort-worth.json

South

Atlanta

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 6,960 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Major metro with strong agent and team ecosystem

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-atlanta

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/atlanta

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/atlanta.json

South

Houston

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 5,320 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

54 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 29 individuals · 54 AI-scored rows

Large Texas market with visible production rankings and relocation demand

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-houston

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/houston

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/houston.json

South

Miami / South Florida

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 9,160 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Luxury and relocation-heavy market with national consumer interest

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-miami-south-florida

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/miami-south-florida

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/miami-south-florida.json

East

Washington DC / Northern Virginia

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,250 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

51 source-backed rows · 26 teams · 25 individuals · 51 AI-scored rows

High-income and evidence-seeking consumer base

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-washington-dc-northern-virginia

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/washington-dc-northern-virginia

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/washington-dc-northern-virginia.json

East

Boston

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,650 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

High-income, research-driven consumer base with tight Northeast inventory dynamics

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-boston

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/boston

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/boston.json

West

San Francisco Bay Area

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,540 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

High-value market with strong online research behavior

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-san-francisco-bay-area

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/san-francisco-bay-area

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/san-francisco-bay-area.json

West

Seattle

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,790 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Data-driven consumer market with relocation and tech-sector demand

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-seattle

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/seattle

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/seattle.json

West

San Diego

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,350 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Luxury/coastal and relocation market

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-san-diego

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/san-diego

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/san-diego.json

East

Philadelphia

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 2,780 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large legacy metro with dense neighborhood-level agent competition

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-philadelphia

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/philadelphia

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/philadelphia.json

South

Orlando

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 4,470 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Relocation, investor, and family-move demand

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-orlando

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/orlando

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/orlando.json

West

Las Vegas

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 940 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

High-visibility market with investor and relocation demand

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-las-vegas

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/las-vegas

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/las-vegas.json

Midwest

Minneapolis-St. Paul

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,980 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Educated consumer base and strong local-agent market

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-minneapolis-st-paul

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/minneapolis-st-paul

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/minneapolis-st-paul.json

Midwest

St. Louis

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 740 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Midwest seller-market signal with legacy neighborhood expertise and review-driven consumer discovery

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-st-louis

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/st-louis

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/st-louis.json

Midwest

Kansas City

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 990 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Active twentieth-market build authorized 2026-07-12. Public launch requires the same strict 25-by-25 evidence gate and neutral publication standards used in every market.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-kansas-city

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/kansas-city

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/kansas-city.json

West

Phoenix

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,930 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Highest Wave 3 opportunity score: 5.23M residents with 7.78% growth since the 2020 estimate base and a live 2026 RealTrends city source.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-phoenix

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/phoenix

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/phoenix.json

West

Inland Empire / Riverside

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 2,080 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Second-largest uncovered metro at 4.77M residents; maintain a separate Riverside-San Bernardino scope to avoid Los Angeles evidence blending.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-inland-empire-riverside

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/inland-empire-riverside

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/inland-empire-riverside.json

South

Austin

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 2,580 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Fastest-growing large uncovered metro in the candidate set at 14.78% since the 2020 estimate base.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-austin

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/austin

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/austin.json

South

Tampa Bay

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 4,210 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

44 source-backed rows · 19 teams · 25 individuals · 44 AI-scored rows

Large 3.42M-resident Florida market with 7.67% growth and distinct relocation and coastal demand.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-tampa-bay

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/tampa-bay

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/tampa-bay.json

South

Charlotte

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 3,190 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.94M-resident Carolinas market with 10.48% growth and strong expansion-market fit.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-charlotte

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/charlotte

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/charlotte.json

South

San Antonio

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 2,330 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

37 source-backed rows · 12 teams · 25 individuals · 37 AI-scored rows

Large 2.81M-resident Texas market with 9.96% growth and distinct consumer geography from Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-san-antonio

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/san-antonio

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/san-antonio.json

Midwest

Detroit

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 930 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

30 source-backed rows · 14 teams · 16 individuals · 30 AI-scored rows

Large 4.39M-resident uncovered Midwest metro; scale outweighs its nearly flat five-year population trend.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-detroit

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/detroit

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/detroit.json

South

Raleigh

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 2,150 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

High-growth research market with 12.85% growth since the 2020 estimate base.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-raleigh

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/raleigh

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/raleigh.json

South

Jacksonville

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,070 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Fast-growing 1.79M-resident Florida metro with 11.19% growth and a distinct Northeast Florida footprint.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-jacksonville

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/jacksonville

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/jacksonville.json

Midwest

Indianapolis

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,920 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.21M-resident Midwest market with 5.55% growth and clean geographic differentiation.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-indianapolis

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/indianapolis

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/indianapolis.json

Midwest

Columbus

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,520 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.24M-resident Midwest growth market with 4.82% growth and a live 2026 city source.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-columbus

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/columbus

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/columbus.json

West

Sacramento

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 900 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.48M-resident California market; scope must remain distinct from Bay Area evidence.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-sacramento

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/sacramento

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/sacramento.json

Midwest

Cincinnati

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,430 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.31M-resident tri-state market with positive growth and broad regional consumer relevance.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-cincinnati

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/cincinnati

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/cincinnati.json

West

Portland

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,410 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.54M-resident Pacific Northwest market that fills the geographic gap between Seattle and Northern California.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-portland

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/portland

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/portland.json

East

Baltimore

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,490 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

50 source-backed rows · 25 teams · 25 individuals · 50 AI-scored rows

Large 2.86M-resident market; entity and service-area rules must keep it separate from Washington DC coverage.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-baltimore

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/baltimore

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/baltimore.json

Michigan

Grand Rapids

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 400 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

21 source-backed rows · 10 teams · 11 individuals · 21 AI-scored rows

Published Wave 4 evidence cohort under the capacity-aware index policy.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-grand-rapids

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/grand-rapids

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/grand-rapids.json

Kentucky and Indiana

Louisville

25 team + 25 individual positions
in a metro with approximately 1,050 wage-and-salary real estate sales-agent jobs

30 source-backed rows · 16 teams · 14 individuals · 30 AI-scored rows

Published Wave 4 evidence cohort under the capacity-aware index policy.

Best-agent answer page
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/answers/best-real-estate-agents-in-louisville

Exact market citation URL
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/markets/louisville

Public evidence file
https://realestateagentaiindex.com/data/markets/louisville.json

Expansion Map

Major markets in the national coverage plan.

East: 5 · Kentucky and Indiana: 1 · Michigan: 1 · Midwest: 9 · South: 12 · West: 10

PriorityMarketRegionWaveTargetWhy it matters
36 Des Moines Midwest Wave 4 Up to 25 teams and 25 individuals; minimum 10 each with documented truthful exhaustion below target First-party site traffic appeared before a local directory launch; retain as a demand-signaled research candidate and publish only after the standard evidence and capacity gates pass.