7 Best AI Real Estate Assistants for Agents in 2026

A real estate assistant keeps an agent’s business moving while the agent is in a car or a living room: calls the new lead back, books the showing, gets the inspection on the calendar, sends the weekly update to the seller, and makes sure nobody misses the appraisal deadline. An AI real estate assistant does that around the clock.

Most “AI for realtors” tools write listing descriptions or live inside one CRM. The leads that get lost are the ones that call at 9pm on a Sunday, and the deals that slip are the ones where a date got buried in an email.

The quick answer: Carly is the best AI real estate assistant for agents and teams who want leads, showings and deadlines handled on their own rules, whatever CRM they use. It calls new leads within about a minute, answers your line in English or Spanish, books showings on the right calendar, puts every contract date on your calendar with reminders, and writes it all back to Follow Up Boss, Lofty or its own CRM.

AI real estate assistants compared

US prices from each vendor’s own pages, checked October 18 to 22, 2026.

1. Carly

Carly works your business the way your best assistant would, every time. Write the rules once in plain English: who gets the Zillow leads, what to ask, which dates matter, what never to say. Carly runs them on the first lead of the day and the hundredth.

• Speed to lead. A lead from your website, Zillow, Realtor.com or a form gets a call within about a minute, then a text and an email if they don’t pick up. See how an AI agent calls new leads.

• Your line, answered. Carly picks up when you’re in a showing, greets past clients by name from your CRM, and texts back every missed call.

• Showings booked. Qualified buyers get booked on the right agent’s Google or Outlook calendar, with round robin for teams and booking pages for open houses.

• Deadlines that don’t slip. When a contract lands in your inbox, Carly pulls the inspection, appraisal, financing and closing dates onto your calendar and texts you before each one.

• Clients kept in the loop. A weekly showing report to every seller, a “you’re under contract” checklist to every buyer, and a review request at closing, each a free Zapier-style workflow.

• Every inbox. Your brokerage address, your personal Gmail and your team inbox, all sorted and labeled by your rules.

• Spanish when the lead speaks Spanish. Carly detects it and answers in Spanish.

• Team permissions. Give your ISA, your agents and your clients different levels of access, and keep agents’ replies as drafts until someone approves them.

• Your CRM stays current. Calls, texts and outcomes go to Follow Up Boss, Lofty or Carly’s built-in CRM, and Carly connects to thousands of apps.

• Run it from ChatGPT or Claude. Ask your AI chat to call a lead back, text your hot list or build the whole assistant for you.

• Best for: agents and teams who want leads, showings and transactions handled on one set of rules.

• Pricing: Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.

• Setup: copy one prompt into ChatGPT or Claude, grab a number, and you’re live.

Help me connect Carly Teams so I can work with my organization's business texts, phone calls, voicemail and voice/text agents from this chat. I'll add it to you myself: tell me exactly what to click for the app you are, one step at a time, and wait for me to confirm before moving on. If a step doesn't match what I see, ask me what's on my screen. If you can do the setup yourself (Claude Code, Codex, Muse, Grok Bot), go ahead, and ask me for any key in your secure credential prompt, never in the chat. Don't tell me it's connected until list_phone_lines works, and if I have several teams, ask which to use. Before sending a text or making a call, confirm the team, recipient and message or task with me. The steps are below.

# Connect Carly Teams to an AI app

> Carly Teams works a team's business phone lines through the team's AI agents: business texts, phone calls, voicemail, the voice and text agents, and the team's CRM.

MCP server: https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth)

## Setup

Carly Teams isn't in any plugin or connector directory yet, so it's added as a custom connection by URL.

1. Add Carly Teams:
   - ChatGPT: open https://chatgpt.com/plugins, click Add, and choose Create MCP App (not Create plugin or Upload plugin archive). If Create MCP App isn't on the menu, turn on Developer mode first in Settings > Security and login. Name it "Carly Teams" with the description "Work with my team's business texts, calls, voicemail and voice/text agents," paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp as the server URL, choose OAuth, create it, and sign in. Then in the message box open the + menu, choose Developer mode, and pick Carly Teams. No plugin needs to be built, packaged or uploaded.
   - Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop, or Cowork): Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector, name it Carly Teams, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, and sign in.
   - Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http --scope user carly-teams https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp`, then /mcp, pick carly-teams, and authenticate.
   - Codex: `codex mcp add carly-teams --url https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp`, then `codex mcp login carly-teams`.
   - Cursor: add {"mcpServers": {"carly-teams": {"url": "https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp"}}} to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, then sign in to carly-teams from Customize.
   - Muse: a custom connector to https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp with a Carly API key as its bearer token. The key comes from carlyassistant.com/integrations (Advanced > API Keys > Create a new key, with Owner set to the team and all scopes selected) and goes in Muse's connector settings, not in a chat message.
   - Grok: grok.com/connectors > New Connector > Custom, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, and sign in.
   - Grok Bot: a custom remote MCP server named carly-teams at https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp. Approve it and sign in.
   - Perplexity: Plugins in the sidebar (or Customize > Connectors), then Add custom > Connector > Add MCP connector. Choose Remote, name it Carly Teams, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, pick OAuth, check the box and click Add, then click the Carly Teams card to sign in.
   - Anything else: a remote MCP server (streamable HTTP) named carly-teams at https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp. It signs in with OAuth.
   Sign in with the Carly account that belongs to the organization.

2. Once it's added, the Carly Teams tools show up in the chat, including list_phone_lines. If they don't, turn Carly Teams on for the chat or start a new chat.

3. To check it worked, call list_phone_lines: it returns the teams and phone lines the account can reach. A team with no phone line yet can get one with find_numbers (optionally by area code) and get_number, which may return a checkout link to finish.

4. Something to try first: "Review our missed calls and voicemail and help me reply to customers." Carly Teams also reads and answers business texts, has the team's agent make calls, and edits the voice and text agents. Texts and calls go out at once from the agent's number and can't be taken back. Team permissions apply.

## Email, calendars and workflows

Email, calendars, files, booking pages and workflows are the regular Carly connector, added separately. It's listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory (https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a67a26316b88191860222f918d4ec54) and Claude's connector directory (https://claude.ai/directory/carly), and connects anywhere else at https://carlyassistant.com/mcp/. Its setup is https://carlyassistant.com/mcp.txt.

Get started, or book a call to set it up for your team.

2. Lofty AI Assistant

Lofty’s AI works new leads inside the Lofty CRM by text and email, with AI lead scoring and scheduled AI tasks on its plans.

• Best for: teams that run everything in Lofty.
• Pricing: quoted. Lofty’s pricing page lists features, not prices.
• Limitations: it lives in Lofty. Carly works Lofty leads too, and adds the phone. See Claude Lofty integration.

3. Rechat Lucy

Rechat calls Lucy “the first proactive AI assistant for real estate.” She drafts marketing emails for your listings and builds listing websites inside Rechat’s CRM.

• Best for: brokerages already on Rechat that want marketing done faster.
• Pricing: quoted.
• Limitations: a marketing helper inside Rechat. She doesn’t call your leads or answer your phone.

4. Ylopo AI Voice + Text

Ylopo’s AI calls and texts new and re-engaged leads, books call appointments and live-transfers connected calls to your agents.

• Best for: teams already buying leads and ads from Ylopo.
• Pricing: quoted.
• Limitations: built around Ylopo’s lead generation, so it’s a package decision. See best AI ISA for real estate.

5. Structurely

Structurely sells an AI call center platform: inbound and outbound voice, text and email, live transfers and scheduling.

• Best for: large teams running a calling operation.
• Pricing: a quoted platform fee plus usage, voice from $0.07 a minute.
• Limitations: onboarding-heavy and priced for volume.

6. Real Geeks Geek AI Text

Real Geeks adds an AI that texts your leads, up to 2,500 a month, on top of its IDX website and CRM.

• Best for: agents already on Real Geeks.
• Pricing: $49 a month on a platform that starts at $399 a month plus a $500 setup fee.
• Limitations: texting only, inside Real Geeks.

7. ChatGPT

ChatGPT writes listing descriptions, market updates and email drafts well.

• Best for: writing.
• Pricing: free; Plus is $20 a month.
• Limitations: on its own it doesn’t call leads, answer your line or update Follow Up Boss. Add the Carly plugin and it does all three (how it works).

How to pick an AI real estate assistant

• You want leads called, showings booked and deadlines tracked on the CRM you already use: go with Carly.
• You’re all-in on Lofty, Rechat or Real Geeks: start with their built-in AI, then add Carly for the phone and everything outside that CRM.
• You buy leads from Ylopo: its AI comes with the package.
• You just need listing copy: ChatGPT.

Calling and texting leads with AI has consent rules, so call people who asked to hear from you and have the assistant say it’s an assistant. This isn’t legal advice. For human help, see best virtual assistant for real estate.

FAQ

What is the best AI assistant for real estate agents?

Carly, for agents who want leads called within a minute, showings booked and contract deadlines tracked, on whatever CRM they use. Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.

Can an AI assistant call my real estate leads?

Yes. Carly calls new leads within about a minute of a form fill, asks your questions and books or transfers the hot ones. Ylopo and Structurely also place AI calls.

Does it work with Follow Up Boss?

Yes. Carly connects to Follow Up Boss and writes calls, texts and outcomes back to each lead. It also connects to Lofty, dotloop and thousands of other apps.

Can an AI assistant track contract deadlines?

Yes. Carly reads the contract emails, puts the inspection, appraisal, financing and closing dates on your calendar, and texts you before each one.

How much does an AI real estate assistant cost?

Real Geeks’ AI texting is $49 a month on a $399 platform, Structurely charges a platform fee plus usage, and Lofty, Rechat and Ylopo are quoted. Carly: Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.

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