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17 Indispensable AI Tools for Real Estate Agents

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. While ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for many of us, there are tons of AI tools for real estate that offer a more efficient, data-driven approach to generating new client leads. From automated chatbots that qualify incoming leads and analytics to predict upcoming sellers to home staging done in a few clicks, AI saves time and provides endless solutions for real estate professionals.

Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today. Here’s a list of our favorites (so far!), and we’ll keep updating this guide as helpful new AI tools get on our radar.

At-a-glance: The best AI tools for real estate agents

AI Lead Generation Tools

Best overall

Top Producer’s Smart Targeting

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Best for predictive analytics

Offrs + RAIA AI

Logo Ylopo

Best for AI-powered lead generation + nurturing

Ylopo’s AI voice + text lead nurturing

AI Marketing Tools

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Best for realistic AI home staging

Virtual Staging AI

REimagineHome logo

Best for AI image enhancement

Reimaginehome

Collov AI logo

Best for affordable AI home staging

Collov AI

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AI-Enhanced CRMs

Logo-Lofty

Best for AI chat and CRM

Lofty’s AI Assistant

Sierra-Interactive logo; a real estate CRM or customer relationship management software

Best for AI chat and SEO

Real Geeks’ Geek AI & SEO Fast Track

AI Chatbots

Roof AI logo

Best for advanced AI website chat

Roof AI

Structurely Logo

Best for AI chat and voice

Structurely

Tidio logo

Best free AI chatbot

Tidio

Property valuation and market analysis

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Best for AI property valuation reports

HouseCanary

CoreLogic logo

Best for market data

CoreLogic

Reonomy logo

Best for commercial real estate data

Reonomy

AirDNA Logo

Best for short-term rental data

AirDNA

AI Productivity for agents

Sidekick Logo

Best overall AI productivity tool

Sidekick

AI Lead Generation Tools

Best overall

Top Producer’s Smart Targeting

Best for predictive analytics

Offrs

Best for AI-powered lead generation + nurturing

Ylopo

AI Marketing Tools

Best for realistic AI home staging

Virtual Staging AI

Best for AI image enhancement

Reimaginehome

Best for affordable AI home staging

Collov AI

AI-Enhanced CRMs

Best for AI chat and CRM

Lofty’s AI Assistant

Best for AI chat and SEO

Real Geeks’ Geek AI & SEO Fast Track

AI Chatbots

Best for advanced AI website chat

Roof AI

Best for AI chat and voice

Structurely

Best free AI chatbot

Tidio

Property valuation and market analysis

Best for AI property valuation reports

HouseCanary

Best for market data

CoreLogic

Best for commercial real estate data

Reonomy

Best for short-term rental data

AirDNA

AI Productivity for agents

Best overall AI productivity tool

Sidekick

AI tools for real estate lead generation use sophisticated algorithms to sift through vast amounts of consumer data, identify potential leads and even predict which prospect are mostly likely to become active buyers or sellers in the coming months. Using AI tools can streamline your lead generation efforts, helping you focus your time and energy on the most promising prospects.

1. Top Producer’s Smart Targeting

Phone and computer screenshots depicting Top Producer's AI tools for real estate agents

Starting price: $599 per month for CRM + Smart Targeting

AI tool: Smart Targeting predictive analytics

Best features:

  • Includes Top Producer CRM
  • Uses AI to analyze data and market trends to identify likely sellers
  • Personalized marketing campaigns include online ads, email marketing, postcards and handwritten letters
  • Automated lead follow-up 
  • Can target zip codes or custom farm areas

Our take on Top Producer’s AI

Adding leading-edge AI lead generation technology to one of the most popular CRMs in history is a match made in heaven. Top Producer’s Smart Targeting uses proprietary AI to identify the top 20% of likely sellers in your farm area and gives you automated marketing tools to reach them. It’s the perfect way to introduce seasoned agents to AI without the intimidation factor.

2. Offrs + RAIA AI

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Starting price: $499 per month

AI tool: Smart Targeting predictive analytics

Best features:

  • Uses AI to analyze data and market trends to identify likely sellers
  • RAIA AI qualifies leads via SMS, email or web chat
  • AI is trained by licensed agents and inside sales agents (ISAs)
  • AI predictive lead scoring 
  • Available ROOF upgrade means ISAs will call leads for you

Our take on Offrs’s AI

One of the first companies to offer AI-powered predictive analytics to find likely sellers, Offrs also has a patented AI chat tool to help nurture and convert those leads into clients. Called RAIA, Offrs AI chat tool uses conversational AI trained by licensed agents to qualify leads for you. If you want seller leads and already have a CRM you love, Offrs + RAIA is an excellent choice.

3. Ylopo

Logo Ylopo

Starting price: $600 per month

AI Tools: AI text and voice lead nurturing assistants, AI-powered video ads

Best features:

  • AI text and voice lead nurturing assistants 
  • AI-powered video ads for Meta
  • Direct integration with popular CRMs

Our take on Ylopo

Ylopo is an AI-first lead generation and nurturing platform that offers sophisticated AI-powered chatbots and voice assistants to help you qualify and nurture leads. Their AI voice assistant calls cold leads on your behalf using an AI-generated voice that is nearly indistinguishable from a human voice. The company also offers leading-edge AI-powered ads that pull listing information and the best photos from your MLS to automatically create high-converting video ads for Meta.

These AI tools for real estate agents make real estate marketing more streamlined and effective (and less expensive). You’ve probably already used some AI tools for marketing without knowing it. Have you virtually staged your listing photos or used writing tools like Grammarly or ChatGPT to write blogs, emails or online ads? See, you’re already an AI pro!

4. Virtual Staging AI

Before and after photos of a virtually staged bedroom using AI tool called Virtual Staging AI

Starting price: Six AI staged photos for $16/month

Best features:

  • More realistic virtual staging than any other AI staging tool
  • Can select furniture styles like modern, Scandinavian, & farmhouse
  • Furniture removal included 
  • Unlimited revisions and 30-second turnaround
  • Multi-view staging — AI can generate multiple views of a room from one photo
  • Affordable pricing 

Our take on Virtual Staging AI

Founded by a Harvard student, Virtual Staging AI offers something that competitors don’t: it actually works! Unlike other AI virtual staging apps, Virtual Staging AI produces consistently high-quality staged photos without the weirdness. Just pick the type of room you want to stage and choose your furniture style, and the app will keep generating staged photos until you find one that works for your listing. It’s an ideal AI tool for listing agents or buyer agents who want to step up their marketing game.

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Note: Zillow Group recently acquired Virtual Staging AI. We will keep you updated on whether Zillow integrates the tool into its Zillow Premier Agent program or keeps it available to the public.

5. Reimaginehome

Before and after home photos using Reimaginehome, an AI tool for real estate agents that virtually stages properties

Starting price: First 5 images are free, paid plans start at $14/month

Best features:

  • Offers virtual staging, exterior enhancement, and sky replacement
  • You can select room types, furniture styles, and color themes
  • First 5 photo generations are free

Our take on Reimaginehome

While its AI-generated staging quality might not be as good as Virtual Staging AI’s, Reimaginehome offers agents more flexibility. Instead of just choosing a room type and furniture style, Reimaginehome lets you choose color themes, create landscape designs and replace cloudy skies. It’s also free for up to 5 AI-generated images, which makes it the perfect choice for agents who want to experiment with AI virtual staging and image enhancement.

6. Collov AI

Ai staged living room before and after

Starting price: 60 AI staged photos for $16/month

Best features:

  • Realistic AI-powered virtual home staging 
  • Furniture removal included 
  • Wall, floor, countertop and cabinet replacement
  • Advanced features (furniture editing and image enhancement) currently in beta testing

Our take on Collov AI

Collov is a new AI startup that offers realitic-looking AI home staging at a fraction of the cost of rivals such as Virtual Staging AI. While it lacks some of the advanced features Virtual Staging AI offers, Collov creates high-quality AI generated virtually staged photos that are comparable to traditional virtually-staged images. It’s an excellent choice for listing agents who want to experiment with AI home staging at a more affordable price. 

7. Canva

Canva image created by real estate agent Amy Fridhi: desktop with keyboard, pen, eye glasses, cell phone and a cup of coffee

Starting price: Free version available, Canva pro is $120/year for one user

Best features:

  • User-friendly Interface
  • Extensive Template Library
  • Drag-and-drop Editor

Our take on Canva’s AI

While primarily known as a graphic design platform, Canva has integrated AI features that can assist real estate agents in creating visually appealing marketing materials. Its AI algorithms can suggest design layouts, color schemes and even appropriate copy based on the content input. This makes Canva an excellent tool for designing brochures, social media posts and property listings.

“I use Canva multiple times a day, and it helps me keep my branding consistent, easily publish content, and save oodles of time. Here is a recent graphic that took me literally five minutes to create.”

Amy Fridhi

Licensed Agent in MA & FL

AI Enhanced CRMs

AI significantly revolutionizes customer relationship management (CRM), offering a blend of efficiency and personalization. By harnessing the power of AI, CRM systems can intelligently analyze customer data, predict client needs and provide personalized recommendations, enhancing client engagement and satisfaction.

8. Lofty’s AI Sales Assistant + AI Copilot

Screenshot of the Lofty AI Assistant dashboard for real estate agents

Starting price: AI Sales Assistant is a $39 upgrade, AI Copilot is a $9.99 upgrade (both sold as part of a larger package)

Best features:

  • Works for lead conversion, appointment setting, nurturing and behavioral monitoring 
  • Engages with leads via chat, text or Facebook Messenger
  • Responds to the lead’s behavior on your website
  • Long-term AI-powered nurturing campaigns
  • Customizable AI workflows and analytics
  • Helps tag and manage leads

Our take on Lofty’s AI

Lofty’s (formerly Chime) AI Assistant is one of the industry’s most advanced and useful AI tools for real estate agents. More than a simple chatbot, Lofty’s AI Sales Assistant helps you qualify and convert leads on your website, set up showing appointments and even nurture leads for the long haul. I also love how you can set it to qualify leads, get appointments or monitor behavior, and it starts working all by itself. The company’s AI Copilot helps you navigate and solve tech issues through a simple chat interface (think ChatGPT) within their popular Lofty CRM suite.

9. Real Geeks’ Geek AI & SEO Fast Track

Screenshot of RealGeeks AI and SEO Fast Track tools using AI for real estate agents

Starting price: Call for upgrade pricing (sold as part of a larger package)

AI Tools: Geek AI Assistant, AI-Powered SEO Fast Track

Best features:

  • Advanced AI chatbot and SEO assistant
  • Buyer and seller specific scripts
  • Sends messages via chat and SMS
  • Automatically creates searchable area pages to rank on Google
  • Writes unique, locally-targeted AI-generated content

Our take on Real Geeks AI

One of the first real estate CRMs to use AI technology, Real Geeks’ new AI features seamlessly integrate with the workflows agents are already used to. Agents have been using their Geek AI assistant to chat with leads for a few years now, but their new AI-driven SEO Fast Track upgrade could be a game changer for ranking on search engines. SEO Fast Track generates keyword-targeted blog posts automatically and at scale. As AI technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, we expect Real Geeks to upgrade their AI features. We will keep you in the loop!

AI Chatbots

Chatbots and enhanced customer interaction tools offer real estate agents a significant advantage by changing how they connect with clients. These AI-driven systems provide instant, round-the-clock responses to client inquiries, ensuring potential leads are engaged the moment they show interest in listing or buying a home.

Here are some of our favorite real estate AI tools for customer engagement and interaction:

10. Roof AI

Screenshot of Roof AI options for helping clients.

Starting price: Call for pricing

Best features:

  • AI-powered chatbot
  • Marketing automation
  • Behavioral tracking

Our take on Roof AI

Roof AI is a dynamic tool for real estate agents. It offers an AI-powered chatbot that excels at engaging potential clients and automating lead generation. This system interacts with users in real-time, answering inquiries, qualifying leads and scheduling viewings. We love how the system can respond to inquiries and future leads via text, Facebook Messenger and on your website. Roof AI’s ability to handle initial client interactions allows agents to focus on more complex aspects of their business, improving overall productivity. It’s a powerful solution for teams and brokerages who want to integrate AI chat with their existing IDX websites.

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11. Structurely

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Starting price: Starts at $499 per month (3-month minimum contract)

Best features:

  • AI conversational assistant
  • Human-quality AI phone calls
  • Lead qualification
  • CRM integration

Our take on Structurely

Structurely is an innovative AI conversation tool specifically designed for real estate agents to enhance lead qualification. It uses artificial intelligence to engage with and qualify leads through natural, automated conversations, allowing agents to focus on the most promising prospects. Structurely’s latest innovation is an AI-powered phone assistant that calls your leads to qualify them. The AI’s voice is nearly indistinguishable from a human voice. You can hear an example of Structurely’s voice AI speaking with a live lead on their website. (warning: it’s a little bit creepy)

By responding to inquiries in a timely and intelligent manner, Structurely helps you streamline the initial stages of client interaction, making the lead nurturing process more efficient and effective. It offers teams and brokerages a turnkey solution to integrate AI-powered chat and voice with their existing sales workflow.

12. Tidio

Screenshot of Tidio's dashboard.

Starting price: Free (paid plans start at $29/month)

Best features:

  • Chatbots
  • Live chat capabilities
  • Free for up to 50 conversations per month
  • Email marketing

Our take on Tidio

Tidio is a specialized AI chatbot tailored to meet the unique needs of real estate agents and brokers. This intuitive tool engages potential clients in real-time, providing immediate responses to queries about listings and property details and scheduling viewings. By automating initial customer interactions, Tidio improves client engagement and assists in capturing leads more effectively, allowing real estate agents to focus on high-priority tasks. Even better, Tidio is free for up to 50 conversations per month. This makes Tido an ideal choice for newer agents who want to experiment with AI chat on their websites.

Property valuation and market analysis

AI-supported property valuation and market analysis tools give real estate agents a decisive edge in quickly and accurately determining property values and understanding market trends. By leveraging large datasets, these tools offer precise, data-driven valuations and insightful analysis. These are essential for setting competitive prices and advising clients effectively. 

Here are some of our favorite AI tools for real estate property valuation and market analysis:

13. HouseCanary

Screenshot of HouseCanary's dashboard, including market activity and zip code snapshot.

Starting price: $16 per month for one user

Best features:

  • Accurate property valuation
  • Track and predict market movements
  • Risk assessment and forecasting
  • AI-powered ChatGPT-style assistant
  • Two custom valuation reports are included in basic plan

Our take on HouseCanary

HouseCanary offers advanced analytics and valuation models to help real estate agents understand their local markets in granular detail. The platform provides precise property valuations and market forecasts, assisting agents in pricing properties accurately and understanding future market trends. HouseCanary’s ChatGPT-style CanaryAI feature allows agents to query the company’s database of 136 million properties in plain English — speeding up the time-consuming property research process dramatically.

The platform’s real value for agents is in the company’s industry-leading property valuation reports. HouseCanary’s detailed reports enable agents to offer data-driven advice to clients, ensuring informed decision-making in both buying and selling processes.

14. CoreLogic

CoreLogic logo

Starting price: $149/month

Best features:

  • Comprehensive property data
  • Advanced analytics 
  • Market trend analysis

Our take on CoreLogic

CoreLogic stands out as an excellent resource for real estate agents, offering advanced analytics and property data solutions. It provides comprehensive insights into property values, market trends and risk assessment, enabling agents to make well-informed decisions and offer expert advice to their clients. With its deep dive into local and national real estate data, CoreLogic helps agents stay ahead in a competitive market by equipping them with detailed and reliable information.

AI tools that specialize in market trends and data analytics are invaluable for real estate agents. They offer a deep dive into the complexities of the property market. These tools access vast amounts of data, analyzing patterns and trends to provide agents with insights about the market.

Here are some of our favorite AI tools for commercial real estate market trends:

15. Reonomy

Reonomy dashboard showing details about NYC location.

Starting price: $49/month

Best features:

  • Machine learning technology
  • Extensive data network
  • Ownership portfolios

Our take on Reonomy

Reonomy offers comprehensive AI-driven analytics and property data. This platform specializes in commercial real estate, providing agents with deep insights into property histories, ownership details and market trends to help investors find off-market properties. It helps agents to facilitate informed investment decisions and aid in strategy development. Reonomy’s rich data repository and analytical capabilities make it an invaluable asset for agents looking to excel in the commercial real estate sector.

16. AirDNA

Airdna interface showing investing insights.

Starting price: Free (paid plans starting at $15/city/month)

Best features:

  • Comparative data
  • Investment analysis
  • Revenue optimization

Our take on Airdna

AirDNA is a data analytics company specializing in the short-term rental market, focusing on providing insights for properties listed on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. AirDNA leverages a wealth of information, including rental rates, occupancy rates and seasonal trends, to offer detailed analysis and forecasts. Their tools and reports aim to empower users with actionable intelligence to maximize their returns in the dynamic short-term rental space.

The latest versions of ChatGPT and Deepseek offer a quick and easy way to write emails, ads and listing copy, but they cannot interact with your MLS or help you stay organized. AI productivity tools designed for real estate agents can. These tools can pull information directly from your MLS to create CMAs and find the perfect property for your clients.

17. Sidekick

Sidekick AI for real estate agents screenshot

Starting price: $25/month

Best features:

  • Calendar and email management 
  • Natural language search for your MLS
  • Creates emails, listing descriptions and CMAs
  • Affordable monthly pricing

Our take on Airdna

Sidekick is an AI assistant for real estate agents built on OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4 platform. Its user-friendly chat interface allows you to quickly and easily get property information from your MLS, draft emails, CMAs and listing descriptions, and even schedule meetings. While many of Sidekick’s can be accomplished using ChatGPT or similar large language models, we think it’s ease of use makes it an ideal choice for busy agents and teams.

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The full picture: AI tools can benefit your bottom line

Believe it or not, this list is just the tip of the iceberg. Every day, companies are developing new ways to use AI to effectively improve business processes and streamline tasks.

As scary as it may be to embrace something new, AI tools are an invaluable resource for real estate agents. Their unique functionalities enhance and support many aspects of your business. From refining lead generation and enhancing property valuations using insightful data analysis to streamlining transaction management, AI empowers agents to operate at their optimal best.

Integrating AI tools into your weekly routine not only boosts your operational efficiency but also provides insights that lead to more informed decision-making. AI tools can also improve client experiences by elevating the level of service you’re able to provide — simply because you have more time on your hands. By automating routine tasks, these tools allow agents to focus on the most important part of your business — building stronger, more meaningful relationships with clients and offering top-tier client service.

Our methodology: How we chose the best AI tools for real estate for 2025

Vetted by HousingWire’s expert real estate agents, brokers and coaches offer in-the-trenches insights into the latest technology and business strategies for real estate professionals. Since 2006, HousingWire has been the go-to resource that provides the full picture of the U.S. housing market for housing professionals.

To find the best AI tools across several categories, we analyze dozens of products and platforms, view product demos, read countless customer reviews, and consult with agents and brokers we know. We also apply our combined experience as licensed real estate agents, brokers and brokerage marketers (we have about 50 years between us on the editorial team!).

We do all of this with the reader in mind, analyzing each tool to give you, beloved reader, a clear, concise breakdown of its features, benefits, pricing, ease of use, return on investment, value for money, client support and appropriateness for your career stage. We hope our hard work saves you a lot of clicking around the internet to find the right tools for your business!

Frequently asked questions

What are real estate AI tools, and how do they work?

AI tools for real estate agents are software solutions that automate and enhance various aspects of real estate operations. They analyze large datasets to provide insights, automate tasks like lead generation and client interaction, and assist in property valuation and market analysis.

How can I start using AI tools in my real estate business?

Begin by identifying areas in your business that could benefit from automation. Which tasks require your personal touch, and which ones take up your valuable time without contributing much to your bottom line? Some of the real estate AI tools on our list offer trial periods, allowing you to test drive them before fully integrating them into your workflow.

Do I need technical skills to use AI tools?

Not necessarily. Most AI tools for real estate agents are user-friendly and require minimal technical expertise. However, basic familiarity with digital tools and a willingness to learn new technologies will certainly help you to succeed with them!

Can AI tools replace the need for personal interactions in real estate?

Nope. We sometimes wish that were true! But AI tools for real estate agents are meant to complement personal interactions, not replace them. They can automate your repetitive tasks, for example, allowing you to focus on building relationships and providing personalized service.

How reliable are AI market analysis and trend predictions in real estate?

AI market analysis and predictive analytics are increasingly reliable. Their algorithms get better with each closed transaction, in fact. They analyze extensive and diverse data sets. In the case of Top Producer, as one example, they can help real estate agents pinpoint which homeowners are most likely to list their home in the coming months. However, AI tools for real estate should be used in conjunction with your hard-earned real estate experience and expertise for the best results.

What are the costs associated with integrating AI tools into my real estate business?

Costs vary widely depending on the tool and its features. Some AI tools designed for real estate agents offer free basic versions, while others require monthly or annual subscriptions. It’s important to evaluate the ROI in terms of time saved and value added to your real estate business.

How do I ensure data privacy and security when using AI tools in real estate?

Choose AI tools for real estate that comply with data protection laws like GDPR and have robust security measures. Regularly update your systems and educate yourself and your team on best practices for data privacy.

What is the learning curve for adopting AI technology in my real estate practice?

The learning curve depends on the specific tool and your familiarity with technology. Many AI tools are designed to be user-friendly, and providers often offer training and support to facilitate adoption.

Will using AI tools require me to change my current way of working?

While AI tools might require some adjustments to your workflow, they are generally designed to integrate seamlessly with existing practices. The aim is to enhance and streamline your work, not completely overhaul it.

Staying updated requires a proactive approach. Follow real estate technology blogs, read industry articles (like this one!), participate in webinars and conferences, and network with other professionals to learn about the latest tools and best practices.

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