What ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity say about Paradise Valley real estate agents
When a buyer types "who are the best real estate agents in Paradise Valley?" into ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity, which agents get named? We asked all three platforms directly in July 2026 and recorded every agent each one returned. Paradise Valley showed the strongest cross-platform agreement of any market we've studied — eight agents made all three lists.
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Which Paradise Valley agents did AI name?
Eight agents were named by all three platforms — the highest count we've seen in any market studied so far, out of a comparatively small pool of 94 total named agents. Paradise Valley is a small, luxury-focused enclave, which appears to make it easier for all three platforms to converge on the same well-documented names. Below is every agent we recorded who was named by two or more platforms.
| # | Agent | Named By | Platform Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Levinson | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 2 | Kelly Cook (Cook & Associates) | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 3 | Frank Aazami | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 4 | Katrina Barrett | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 5 | Frank DiMaggio | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 6 | Scott Grigg (The Grigg's Group) | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 7 | David Newman (David Newman Partners) | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 8 | Chris Karas (The Karas Group) | ChatGPT Gemini Perplexity | 3 |
| 9 | Walt Danley | ChatGPT Gemini | 2 |
| 10 | Michelle Ackerman * | ChatGPT Gemini | 2 |
| 11 | John Karadsheh | ChatGPT Gemini | 2 |
| 12 | David Arustamian | ChatGPT Perplexity | 2 |
| 13 | Lisa Roberts | ChatGPT Perplexity | 2 |
| 14 | Jeff Barchi | ChatGPT Perplexity | 2 |
| 15 | Lisa Westcott (The W Group) | ChatGPT Perplexity | 2 |
This is the full list of agents named by two or more platforms — 79 more were named by exactly one platform, mostly ChatGPT alone. Every name above except the one flagged with * was independently verified as a real, active agent or team.
Eight of 94 named agents (about 8.5%) made all three platforms' lists in Paradise Valley — the strongest agreement in any city we've studied. Three names here (Joan Levinson, Katrina Barrett, Scott Grigg) also appeared in our Phoenix research, and Lisa Roberts and Jeff Barchi appeared in our Scottsdale research — a genuinely well-documented set of luxury agents across the whole Northeast Valley, not isolated to one city.
Platform-by-platform breakdown
The same pattern as every other city we've studied: ChatGPT returns by far the longest list, Gemini the shortest, Perplexity in between. What stands out in Paradise Valley is how much of Gemini's short list overlaps with the other two — 8 of Gemini's 11 named agents also appear on both ChatGPT and Perplexity's lists, which is an unusually high overlap rate.
This reflects a single research pass conducted in July 2026, where we asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity directly for real estate agent recommendations in Paradise Valley, AZ, and recorded every name each platform returned. It is a point-in-time snapshot, not a continuously updated feed.
Michelle Ackerman (flagged with * above) could not be verified as a real, active Paradise Valley agent at the time of this research. The closest matches we found were Claire Ackerman (a well-documented, verified Compass agent) and Michelle Macklin (also named by ChatGPT in this same research, listed separately) — this looks like the platforms may have merged two real people's names into one, similar to a hallucination risk we flagged on our Scottsdale page. We're leaving the name in rather than quietly dropping it, as an honest illustration that even names appearing on multiple platforms aren't automatically verified real people.
We also noticed "Chris Karas" (named by all three platforms, shown above) and "Christopher Karas" (also cited by Perplexity, in the same-platform data) are almost certainly the same person under a formal-name variant, not two separate agents.
FindableAgents.ai is not affiliated with, and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of, any agent named by a third-party AI platform in this research.
Why AI recommendations matter for Paradise Valley agents
Buyers are increasingly starting their agent search by asking AI rather than typing into Google. In a small, high-end market like Paradise Valley, that matters even more — nearly 1 in 12 named agents made every platform's list, which means the bar for standing out is a genuinely well-documented public presence, not just being a known name locally.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this list complete?
No. This reflects only the agents named in response to the specific prompts we ran across three platforms during one research pass in July 2026. Paradise Valley has more licensed agents than the 94 we recorded — most simply weren't named by any platform when we asked. Absence from this list doesn't mean an agent has no AI visibility at all; it means they weren't surfaced by these particular queries at this particular time.
Why did Paradise Valley show stronger platform agreement than Phoenix or Tempe?
Eight agents were named by all three platforms in Paradise Valley, versus six in Tempe, three in Phoenix, and two in Scottsdale. Paradise Valley is a small, high-end luxury enclave with a well-documented, relatively fixed set of top luxury agents — which appears to make it easier for all three AI platforms to converge on the same names rather than each surfacing a different long tail.
How often does AI change which Paradise Valley agents it names?
AI recommendations are not static. ChatGPT and Perplexity both use live web search, meaning their answers reflect current online information. An agent who builds new reviews, earns media coverage, or improves their directory presence can move up in AI recommendations over time. We plan to re-run this research periodically as AI platforms and agents' online presence evolve.
What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?
GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization — the practice of building your online presence so that AI systems can confidently identify, describe, and recommend you. It's the AI equivalent of SEO. For Paradise Valley real estate agents, GEO means ensuring that your name, city, specialties, and reputation signals are clear and consistent across every platform AI systems reference.
Can any Paradise Valley agent improve their AI visibility?
Yes. AI visibility is not determined by seniority or transaction volume — it's determined by the quality and consistency of your public online signals. Agents who start working on GEO now have a meaningful first-mover advantage, since most agents in this market have no AI visibility strategy at all.