AI Property Manager Index 2026
Who ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude name as the best property manager in 50 US cities, and the sources they use.
How we made this guide: AI agents drafted it from our own tests and the sources listed at the end. Taras Kornichuk checked every claim and edited the text.
Contents
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Disclosure: citata.ai sells GEO services (GEO: work that gets a company named in AI answers) to property management companies. None of our clients was named in this data. We report counts only. A count is not a rating of any company.
Headline numbers
We asked 3 AI engines one question for each of the 50 largest US cities. Here is what 150 answers show (our data, 2026-10-19).
821
different companies named in 150 answers. 76% of all names were local firms.
88%
of answers used a directory or review site as a source. Expertise.com: 93 of 150.
71%
of answers linked a property manager's own site. Gemini: 96%. ChatGPT: 30%.
85%
of answers named at least one national or multi-state brand. Real Property Management came up most: 49 answers, 29 cities.
38 of 50
cities had at least one company that all 3 engines named. In the other 12 cities, the engines did not agree on any name.
How we ran the test
We sent the same prompt to each engine on 2026-10-19, one run per city and engine:
"What is the best property management company in <City, ST>? Give names."
- Cities. The 50 most populous US cities, from US Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025 (New York, NY to Aurora, CO).
- Engines. ChatGPT (gpt-6-luna with web search), Gemini (gemini-3-flash with Google Search grounding) and Claude (claude-sonnet-5-5 with web search). We used each vendor's API, not the consumer apps.
- Answers. 150 sent, 150 received, 0 failed.
- Company names. A second model (Claude Haiku) listed the companies in each answer. We merged offices of one brand (for example franchise offices).
- National or multi-state brand. A fixed list of 39 brands that work in several states, such as Real Property Management, HomeRiver Group, Evernest, PMI, Keyrenter, Mynd, Ziprent and Greystar. All other names count as local firms.
- Sources. The domains each engine attached to its answer. For Claude, this list includes every search result that Claude read, not only the links in the text.
Limits: AI answers change between runs, days and users. One run per city shows a pattern, not a fixed rank. The consumer apps can give other answers than the API. The brand list and the source types are our own choice; the CSV lets you check each row.
Which companies AI names
AI engines name many local firms, and a few national brands in many cities. The 3 engines named 821 different companies; 794 of them were local firms. National or multi-state brands came up in 49 of 50 cities.
Brands that the engines named in the most answers (our data, 2026-10-19):
| Brand | Answers (of 150) | Cities (of 50) |
|---|---|---|
| Real Property Management | 49 | 29 |
| Ziprent | 40 | 24 |
| HomeRiver Group | 33 | 21 |
| Evernest | 27 | 15 |
| PMI (Property Management Inc.) | 25 | 18 |
| Keyrenter | 23 | 14 |
| Mynd | 16 | 11 |
| Utopia Management | 15 | 10 |
| FirstService Residential | 12 | 7 |
| Belong | 10 | 7 |
| PURE Property Management | 9 | 8 |
| Bay Property Management Group | 8 | 3 |
| Home365 | 7 | 6 |
| On Q Property Management | 7 | 4 |
| Associa | 4 | 3 |
Local firms rarely appear in more than one city, so each one has at most 3 answers here. The city table below shows the local firms that the engines named most.
Which sources AI uses
Directories and review sites are the main sources for this question. Expertise.com was a source in 93 of 150 answers. Yelp and iPropertyManagement.com were each a source in 50 answers.
The same sources by type. One answer can have several types.
| Source type | Answers (of 150) |
|---|---|
| Directories, review, list and social sites | 134 |
| Property management company sites | 106 |
| Other | 44 |
| Company data sites | 30 |
| Forums (Reddit, BiggerPockets) | 24 |
| Local news and city blogs | 16 |
| Reference (Wikipedia, national press) | 13 |
| Trade associations (NARPM) | 6 |
Directories and review sites that the engines used most: expertise.com (93), ipropertymanagement.com (50), yelp.com (50), threebestrated.com (21), propertymanagement.com (19), reviews.birdeye.com (19), trustanalytica.org (17), bestinhood.com (14), bbb.org (14), clutch.co (10).
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude
The 3 engines answer the same question in different ways. Claude names the most companies and reads the most sources. Gemini links company sites and Reddit most. ChatGPT gives short lists from directories: 48 of its 50 answers used one, and 15 linked a company site.
| Measure (50 answers each) | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies named per answer | 5.3 | 5.7 | 15.5 |
| Names that are local firms | 82% | 67% | 78% |
| Answers with a directory or review site | 96% | 68% | 100% |
| Answers that link a company site | 30% | 96% | 86% |
| Answers with Reddit or BiggerPockets | 4% | 44% | 0% |
| Source domains per answer | 2.5 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
Top sources for each engine:
- ChatGPT. expertise.com (30), reviews.birdeye.com (17), bestinhood.com (12), bbb.org (11), propertymanagement.com (8).
- Gemini. mynd.co (22), reddit.com (22), expertise.com (16), ziprent.com (14), utopiamanagement.com (9).
- Claude. yelp.com (50), expertise.com (47), ipropertymanagement.com (42), trustanalytica.org (14), awning.com (10).
Results for each city
Each city has 3 answers, one per engine. The number after a name shows how many of the 3 answers named it. "Brand" marks a national or multi-state brand.
| # | City | Companies named most (answers of 3) | Main sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | R.E.M. Residential (3); Douglas Elliman Property Management (3); FirstService Residential (2) brand; AKAM (2); XL Real Property Management (1) | nyc.gov, bestinhood.com, ellimanpm.com, erudd.com |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | Utopia Management (3) brand; Los Angeles Property Management Group (3); Earnest Homes (3); Beach Front Property Management (2); Lotus West Properties (2) | lotusproperties.com, utopiamanagement.com, bestinhood.com, reviews.birdeye.com |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | Landmark Property Management (3); GC Realty & Development (3); Hales Property Management (2); HomeRiver Group (2) brand; Marblestone Property Group (2) | chicagospropertymanagement.com, bestinhood.com, biggerpockets.com, clutch.co |
| 4 | Houston, TX | Shannon Property Management (3); Green Residential (3); Real Property Management (2) brand; AREA Texas Realty & Management (2); HomeRiver Group (2) brand | expertise.com, homeguide.com, bestinhood.com, texas.narpm.org |
| 5 | Phoenix, AZ | Real Property Management (3) brand; On Q Property Management (2) brand; AZ Prime Property Management (2); Service Star Realty (2); Home365 (2) brand | home365.co, azcharged.com, en.wikipedia.org, expertise.com |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | Bay Property Management Group (3) brand; TrustArt Realty (2); Skyline Property Management (2); HomeRiver Group (1) brand; Otter Property Management (1) | expertise.com, narpm.org, peterlohmann.com, awning.com |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | Real Property Management (3) brand; CloverLeaf Property Management (2); PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand; Peace of Mind Property Management (2); Keyrenter (2) brand | bestinhood.com, alamoexaminer.com, expertise.com, keyverified.com |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | Good Life Property Management (3); Penny Realty (2); Jensen Properties San Diego (2); FBS Property Management (2); Utopia Management (2) brand | bbb.org, bestinhood.com, reviews.birdeye.com, brickwiseai.com |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | Specialized Property Management (3); PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand; McCaw Property Management (2); Evernest (2) brand; Dallas Luxury Realty (2) | propertymanagement.com, bbb.org, reviews.birdeye.com, americatop10.com |
| 10 | Fort Worth, TX | 1st Choice Property Management (3); Westrom Group Property Management (2); Cole Group Property Management (2); Ziprent (2) brand; Real Property Management (2) brand | fortworthpropertymanagement.com, expertise.com, flatfeelandlord.com, ziprent.com |
| 11 | Jacksonville, FL | Nest Finders Property Management (3); JWB Property Management (3); Valiant Realty & Management (2); VS Realty (2); Navy to Navy Homes (2) | expertise.com, dk.trustpilot.com, ipropertymanagement.com, jacksonvilletribune.co |
| 12 | Austin, TX | 1836 Property Management (3); Keyrenter (3) brand; PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand; Ziprent (2) brand; Good Neighbor Property Management (2) | expertise.com, bestinhood.com, caiaustin.org, flatfeelandlord.com |
| 13 | San Jose, CA | Ziprent (2) brand; Utopia Management (2) brand; A to B Property Management (2); Aborn Properties (2); Keyrenter (2) brand | expertise.com, ipropertymanagement.com, utopiamanagement.com, ziprent.com |
| 14 | Charlotte, NC | MoveZen Property Management (3); Real Property Management (2) brand; Wilkinson Property Management (2); TouchPoint Property Management (2); Talley Properties (2) | trustanalytica.org, anyleads.com, belonghome.com, expertise.com |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | 7rent (2); RL Property Management Group (2); Evernest (2) brand; 10X Property Management (2); Oakwood Management Company (2) | 7rent.com, columbusuncovered.com, liveoakwood.com, rlpmg.com |
| 16 | Indianapolis, IN | T&H Realty Services (3); PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand; HomeRiver Group (2) brand; CRM Properties (2); Red Door Property Management (2) | expertise.com, clutch.co, indyexaminer.com, inven.ai |
| 17 | San Francisco, CA | Structure Properties (3); Ziprent (3) brand; Azari Property Management (2); Gordon Property Management (2); HOA Unlimited (2) | expertise.com, marinoak.com, rentbottomline.com, utopiamanagement.com |
| 18 | Seattle, WA | Real Property Associates (3); SJA Property Management (3); Maple Leaf Property Management (3); Utopia Management (2) brand; Lori Gill & Associates (2) | propertymanagersseattle.com, thejosephgroup.com, utopiamanagement.com, bestinhood.com |
| 19 | Denver, CO | Real Property Management (2) brand; Grace Property Management (2) brand; Keyrenter (2) brand; Colorado Realty and Property Management Denver (2); Pioneer Property Management (2) | ipropertymanagement.com, denvernarpm.org, bestinhood.com, clutch.co |
| 20 | Nashville, TN | Evernest (3) brand; Browning-Gordon & Co. (2); Mynd (2) brand; HomeRiver Group (2) brand; Freeman Webb Company (2) | expertise.com, awning.com, revenuebase.ai, bestinhood.com |
| 21 | Oklahoma City, OK | OKC Home Realty Services (3); Specialized Property Management Oklahoma City (2); Real Property Management (2) brand; LevelOne Property Management & Leasing (2); Home N’ Ranch Realty (2) | expertise.com, okcexaminer.com, clutch.co, inven.ai |
| 22 | Washington, DC | Bay Property Management Group (2) brand; Atlas Lane (2); Scout Properties (2); EJF Real Estate Services (1); Real Property Management (1) brand | expertise.com, flatfeelandlord.com, reviews.birdeye.com, baymgmtgroup.com |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | Reliant Property Management (3); Northern Pass Properties (3); 5 Star Property Management (2); Haggerty Company Property Management (2); ARP Rental Homes (2) | expertise.com, haggertyrentals.com, trustanalytica.org, bestinhood.com |
| 24 | Las Vegas, NV | Five Star Property Management (3); Orange Realty Group (2); Avalon Realty & Oaktree Management (2); Key Property Management (2); HomeRiver Group (2) brand | expertise.com, home365.co, utopiamanagement.com, threebestrated.com |
| 25 | Boston, MA | Ziprent (2) brand; Green Ocean Property Management (1); SouthPaw Residential Property Management (1); Real Property Management (1) brand; Greater Boston Property Management (1) | expertise.com, inven.ai, ipropertymanagement.com, revenuebase.ai |
| 26 | Detroit, MI | Evernest (2) brand; Real Property Management (2) brand; Nelson Property Management (2); Own It Detroit (2); Logical Property Management (1) | biggerpockets.com, expertise.com, propertymanagement.com, ipropertymanagement.com |
| 27 | Louisville, KY | Bill Stout Properties (3); LREI Property Management (3); Robert Massey Company (2); Kentuckiana Property Management (2); HomeRiver Group (1) brand | expertise.com, bbb.org, louisvillepropertymanagement.com, louisvillepropertymanagementinc.com |
| 28 | Portland, OR | Bluestone Real Estate Services (2); Sleep Sound Property Management (2); Chroma Property Management (2); Uptown Properties (2); TMG Property Management NW (2) | expertise.com, propertymanagement.com, utopiamanagement.com, ipropertymanagement.com |
| 29 | Memphis, TN | Lubin Property Management (3); Evernest (3) brand; CB Properties (2); Foundation Property Management (1); Renshaw Company, Realtors (1) | expertise.com, bbb.org, memphisproperty.management, propertymanagementmemphis.com |
| 30 | Baltimore, MD | Bay Property Management Group (3) brand; HomeRiver Group (2) brand; Astoria Charm Property Management (1); Port City Management (1); WPM Real Estate Management (1) | expertise.com, baltimorespropertymanagement.com, awning.com, en.wikipedia.org |
| 31 | Milwaukee, WI | Performance Asset Management (3); MPI Property Management (3); Welcome Home Milwaukee (2); Safe House Property Management (2); PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand | ipropertymanagement.com, bbb.org, propertymanagement.com, threebestrated.com |
| 32 | Albuquerque, NM | Real Property Management (3) brand; Rent Builder Property Management (3); Brickleys Property Solutions (3); Maddox Management (2); HomeRiver Group (1) brand | expertise.com, bestinhood.com, americatop10.com, awning.com |
| 33 | Fresno, CA | Real Property Management (3) brand; Fresno Management Company (3); Regency Property Management (2); Chambers Property Management (2); Manco Abbott (2) | fresnomanagementcompany.com, propertymanagementplatinum.com, ziprent.com, bbb.org |
| 34 | Tucson, AZ | Blue Fox Properties (2); New Concept Property Management (2); Ziprent (2) brand; Fort Lowell Realty & Property Management (2); On Q Property Management (2) brand | expertise.com, ipropertymanagement.com, azcharged.com, reviews.birdeye.com |
| 35 | Sacramento, CA | Real Property Management (3) brand; Titan Property Management (2); Sacramento Delta Property Management (2); Keyrenter (2) brand; HomeRiver Group (2) brand | propertymanagement.com, utopiamanagement.com, bbb.org, reviews.birdeye.com |
| 36 | Atlanta, GA | Excalibur Homes (3); Mynd (2) brand; Evernest (2) brand; Ziprent (2) brand; Atlanta Area Property Management (1) | expertise.com, belonghome.com, home365.co, ipropertymanagement.com |
| 37 | Kansas City, MO | HomeRiver Group (3) brand; Alpine Property Management (2); North Terrace Property Management (2); Evernest (2) brand; Key Realty (1) | expertise.com, alpinekansascity.com, mynd.co, bbb.org |
| 38 | Mesa, AZ | Rentals America (3); Stratton Vantage Property Management (2); Denali Real Estate (2); Simas Property Management (2); On Q Property Management (2) brand | expertise.com, reviews.birdeye.com, yably.com, housecashin.com |
| 39 | Raleigh, NC | Real Property Management (3) brand; Block & Associates Realty (3); Acorn + Oak Property Management (2); Foursquare Property Management (2); MoveZen Property Management (2) | expertise.com, trustanalytica.org, belonghome.com, reviews.birdeye.com |
| 40 | Colorado Springs, CO | All Seasons (2); Dorman Real Estate Management (2); Colorado Realty & Property Management (2); Alliance Property Management (2); Evernest (2) brand | expertise.com, propertymanagementincoloradosprings.com, reviews.birdeye.com, awning.com |
| 41 | Miami, FL | FirstService Residential (3) brand; Threshold Management (2); HomeRiver Group (2) brand; Belong (2) brand; KW Property Management & Consulting (2) | expertise.com, thecondoroom.com, awning.com, bestpropertymanagementcompanies.com |
| 42 | Omaha, NE | PURE Operating (2); Omaha’s Premier Property Management (2); Ziprent (2) brand; Lynch Management (2); Cambiar Real Estate Group (2) | expertise.com, threebestrated.com, ipropertymanagement.com, indeed.com |
| 43 | Virginia Beach, VA | PMI (Property Management Inc.) (2) brand; Ziprent (2) brand; Babb Real Estate (2); Abrams Realty (2); Virginia Beach Property Management (2) | expertise.com, coastalgroupinc.com, ipropertymanagement.com, narpm.org |
| 44 | Long Beach, CA | Mike Dunfee Group (3); Beach Front Property Management (3); Belmont Shore Land Co. (2); Ziprent (2) brand; Berro Property Management (2) | expertise.com, ziprent.com, reviews.birdeye.com, bfpminc.com |
| 45 | Oakland, CA | Ziprent (3) brand; All East Bay Properties (2); Bay Property Group (2); Redwood Property (2); Lapham Company (2) | expertise.com, hoaunlimited.com, sfist.com, ziprent.com |
| 46 | Minneapolis, MN | FirstService Residential (3) brand; Kleinman Property Management (2); RENOSY by Renters Warehouse (2); UpDown Property Management (2); PURE Property Management (2) brand | minneapolispropertymanagers.org, bettersheets.co, expertise.com, guardianprop.com |
| 47 | Bakersfield, CA | Ascend Real Estate & Property Management (3); Real Property Management (3) brand; Realty Management Services (2); Performance Property Management (1); American Property Management (1) | expertise.com, hoaunlimited.com, bestinhood.com, do.talent.com |
| 48 | Tulsa, OK | Bailey-Foristell (2); Renters Place (2); Atlas Property Management (2); Keyrenter (2) brand; Robbie Scott Property Management Leasing & Sales (2) | expertise.com, baileyforistell.com, tulsapropertymanagementinc.com, americatop10.com |
| 49 | Tampa, FL | WrightDavis Property Management (3); Eaton Realty (3); Rent Solutions (3); Hoffman Realty (2); Evernest (2) brand | 2collegebrothers.com, bbb.org, expertise.com, propertymanagement.com |
| 50 | Aurora, CO | Maranville Realty (3); Pioneer Property Management (3); Integrity Realty & Management (2); Stars & Stripes Homes (2); Colorado Realty and Property Management (1) | expertise.com, threebestrated.com, bbb.org, en.wikipedia.org |
What this means for property managers
AI engines build the "best property manager" answer from a small set of sources. Be on those sources for your city.
- Check your Expertise.com page. Expertise.com was a source in 93 of 150 answers, more than any other site. See if your city list names you, and what the list needs.
- Get reviews on Yelp, BBB and Birdeye. Yelp was a source in 50 answers, Birdeye in 19 and BBB in 14.
- Claim your iPropertyManagement.com and PropertyManagement.com profiles. iPropertyManagement.com was a source in 50 answers, most of them from Claude.
- Find the local best-of lists. ThreeBestRated, Bestinhood, Trustanalytica and city blogs show up in the city rows above. Check the lists for your city.
- Make your own site answer the question. Gemini linked a company site in 96% of answers. Say the city, the property types, the fees and the reviews in plain text.
- Help in local Reddit threads. Reddit was a source in 22 answers, all of them from Gemini. Answer owner questions with facts, not ads.
Want to know if AI names your company in your city? Read how owners choose a property manager with AI, or ask us for a free AI visibility audit on our property management page.
Download the data
Download the CSV (150 rows, one per answer). Columns: date, city, state, population rank, engine, model, companies in order, brands named, source domains, and two flags (links a company site, links a directory or review site).
License: CC BY 4.0. You may use and share the data. Please link to this page.
Tao (Taras Kornichuk), founder, citata.ai.
Questions
Which property management company does ChatGPT recommend?
It depends on the city. In our 2026-10-19 test, ChatGPT named 5.3 companies per answer on average, and 82% of them were local firms. The full list for each of the 50 cities is in the table and the free CSV on this page.
Where does AI get its property manager recommendations?
Mostly from directories and review sites. Expertise.com was a source in 93 of 150 answers, Yelp in 50 and iPropertyManagement.com in 50. Gemini also used company sites and Reddit; ChatGPT used directories in 96% of its answers.
How can a property management company get recommended by AI?
Be on the sources the engines read for your city: Expertise.com, Yelp, iPropertyManagement.com, BBB, Birdeye and the local best-of lists. Keep your own site clear about the city, the services and the fees, because Gemini and Claude link company sites often. No one can promise a place in an AI answer.
Are these AI recommendations stable?
No. We ran each question once, and AI answers change between runs, days and accounts. Use this data to see patterns across 50 cities, not as a fixed ranking of any one company.
