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Statistics on AI in the homebuying journey.
These are other people's numbers, not ours. Each one is shown with its publisher and what was actually measured — and every entry currently on this page is still awaiting primary-source verification.
- Compiled by
- Recommended First · Francisco Zuluaga
- Published
- 13 September 2026
- Last updated
- 14 September 2026
- Verified entries
- 0 of 6
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Pending source verification
6 of the 6 entries on this page have been supplied to us but not yet traced to the publisher's original document. Until that tracing is done, they are not evidence and should not be cited — including by us.
We are leaving them visible, labelled, rather than quietly deleting them, so that anyone who encountered the same figures elsewhere can see exactly what is and is not established about them.
If you hold the original document for any of these, please send it to francisco@recommendedfirst.com and the entry will be updated with the primary source and a new verification date.
Verification status at a glance
| Metric | Value | Numerator | Denominator | Market | Date | Provider / model | Source | Limitation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82% of Americans surveyed use AI for real-estate insights. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not published in our record | United States | 2025 | Not applicable — survey research | Realtor.com Research (original document not yet traced) | Self-reported use of AI tools for real-estate information | Pending verification |
| 48% of Americans planning to buy a home within 12 months say they have used or will use AI in the process. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not published in our record | United States | 2026 | Not applicable — survey research | NerdWallet / Harris Poll (original document not yet traced) | Stated intent or past use of AI during the homebuying process | Pending verification |
| 45% of prospective buyers surveyed have used AI in their homebuying process. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not published in our record | United States | Q2 2026 | Not applicable — survey research | Veterans United (original document not yet traced) | Self-reported AI use among prospective buyers | Pending verification |
| 33% of those surveyed reported using ChatGPT specifically. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not published in our record | United States | Q2 2026 | Not applicable — survey research | Veterans United (original document not yet traced) | Self-reported use of ChatGPT among prospective buyers | Pending verification |
| Users arriving through AI conversational search were 47% more likely to request a home tour. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not published in our record | United States | 2025 | Not applicable — survey research | Redfin (original document not yet traced) | Tour-request rate by traffic source | Pending verification |
| AI has become an early step in the homebuying journey. | Not citable yet | Not published in our record | Not applicable | United States | June 2026 | Not applicable — survey research | National Association of Realtors (original document not yet traced) | Qualitative reporting on buyer behavior | Pending verification |
82% of Americans surveyed use AI for real-estate insights.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Date
- 2025
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- Realtor.com Research (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Self-reported use of AI tools for real-estate information
48% of Americans planning to buy a home within 12 months say they have used or will use AI in the process.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Date
- 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- NerdWallet / Harris Poll (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Stated intent or past use of AI during the homebuying process
45% of prospective buyers surveyed have used AI in their homebuying process.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Date
- Q2 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- Veterans United (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Self-reported AI use among prospective buyers
33% of those surveyed reported using ChatGPT specifically.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Date
- Q2 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- Veterans United (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Self-reported use of ChatGPT among prospective buyers
Users arriving through AI conversational search were 47% more likely to request a home tour.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Date
- 2025
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- Redfin (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Tour-request rate by traffic source
AI has become an early step in the homebuying journey.
Not citable yet
Pending verification- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Market
- United States
- Date
- June 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research
- Source
- National Association of Realtors (original document not yet traced)
- Limitation
- Qualitative reporting on buyer behavior
These are third-party survey findings, not Recommended First measurements. Our own measured data is published separately in the ChatGPT Real Estate Visibility Benchmark.
The entries in full
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
82% of Americans surveyed use AI for real-estate insights.
- Exact claim
- 82% of Americans surveyed use AI for real-estate insights.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- 2025
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Self-reported use of AI tools for real-estate information
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
48% of Americans planning to buy a home within 12 months say they have used or will use AI in the process.
- Exact claim
- 48% of Americans planning to buy a home within 12 months say they have used or will use AI in the process.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Stated intent or past use of AI during the homebuying process
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
45% of prospective buyers surveyed have used AI in their homebuying process.
- Exact claim
- 45% of prospective buyers surveyed have used AI in their homebuying process.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- Q2 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Self-reported AI use among prospective buyers
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
33% of those surveyed reported using ChatGPT specifically.
- Exact claim
- 33% of those surveyed reported using ChatGPT specifically.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- Q2 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Self-reported use of ChatGPT among prospective buyers
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
Users arriving through AI conversational search were 47% more likely to request a home tour.
- Exact claim
- Users arriving through AI conversational search were 47% more likely to request a home tour.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not published in our record
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- 2025
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Tour-request rate by traffic source
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
- Pending verificationSupplied to us but not yet traced to the original document. Not citable.
AI has become an early step in the homebuying journey.
- Exact claim
- AI has become an early step in the homebuying journey.
- Numerator
- Not published in our record
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Market
- United States
- Collection date
- June 2026
- Provider / model
- Not applicable — survey research, not an AI capture
- Primary source
- Not yet traced to the original document
- Methodology
- Qualitative reporting on buyer behavior
- Limitations
- Survey wording and populations differ between publishers; figures are not comparable with each other.
- Verification status
- Source document not yet traced
How this page is maintained
We do not copy statistics from roundup pages. An entry only moves out of pending when we hold the publisher's own document, can state the measurement in the publisher's terms, and can link to it. Anything that does not clear that bar stays labelled as pending or is removed.
What this cannot prove
- These are third-party survey findings, not Recommended First measurements.
- Survey populations and question wording differ between publishers; figures are not directly comparable.
- Nothing on this page describes how any AI system ranks, retrieves or recommends.
- A pending entry is not a disputed entry — it is simply unverified by us.
How to cite this page
How to cite this page
Recommended First, Real Estate AI Search Statistics, last updated 14 September 2026. https://recommendedfirst.com/research/real-estate-ai-search-statistics
Cite this page for the verification status of a figure. Do not cite a pending entry as evidence — cite the publisher's original document once you hold it.
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