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of the Houston Association of Realtors’ 50,000-plus members were never named once in 2,000 AI answers. Labelled sample. CiteVantage Houston study, Sept 2026

Study  /  30 Oct 2026, updated 7 Nov

How to Rank in ChatGPT: What the Data Says

How to rank in ChatGPT for a local market: what 2,000 measured AI answers about Houston show, and which tactics have evidence behind them.

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of ChatGPT’s 599 Houston citations went to property portals.

Another 11.0% went to agent referral networks. 500 questions, 4 AI surfaces, fieldwork 18 to 22 September 2026.

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Each square is one of ChatGPT's 599 Houston citations. 48.7% went to property portals, 11.0% to agent referral networks.
One square per citation.

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Can AI Crawlers Reach Your Site? How to Check

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SEO and GEO Strategy: Make Them Work Together

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Most Popular AI Visibility Products for SEO

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How to Track Competitors in AI Search Results

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How to Get Cited by Google Gemini

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Schema Markup for AI Search: Types That Matter

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How to Check if ChatGPT Recommends Your Brand

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AEO vs SEO vs GEO: The Real Differences

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How to Get Cited by ChatGPT: 2026 Playbook

How to Get Cited by ChatGPT: 2026 Playbook

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How to Rank in Google AI Overviews

How to Rank in Google AI Overviews

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How to Get Cited by Perplexity: 9 Signals

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