— Ranking Top 5 · AI citation —
Who does AI cite most for Luxury Real Estate Advisory, New York?
youtube.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York panel at 23.89%, accumulated across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the September 28 – October 4, 2026 window.
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- Market
- Luxury Real Estate Advisory
- Location
- New York
- Observed period
- Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 104 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- United States
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- Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
“On New York luxury real estate, AI Overview citations belong to platforms — not to the market's specialist operators.”
Quick answer
The top-5 actors on this AI Overview citation rail are all platforms or non-specialist domains, with List Sothebys International Realty the only specialist operator on the governed panel.
Key reading
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
youtube.com accumulated 23.89% of AI citation share on this market across the 7-run window, more than twice the share of the next actor. The 4 sources behind youtube.com range from 11.41% down to 5.68%, and the top 2 actors together hold more than the remaining 3 combined. The AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York shows a distributed competitive structure across these 7 runs — visibility is spread across the governed panel with no single actor pulling away decisively beyond youtube.com's lead. The only specialist operator on the panel, List Sothebys International Realty, sits at the bottom with 5.68%, sitting 18.22 percentage points behind youtube.com on AI citation share on this market. The spread between the top and bottom of this panel is 18.22 percentage points.
Core metric
Citation share — top 5 · Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Observed metric
Citation share — top 5
| Actor | Rank | AIO citation share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | #1 | 23.89% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| instagram.com | #2 | 11.41% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #3 | 9.08% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| Zillow | #4 | 7.95% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| List Sothebys International Realty | #5 | 5.68% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
youtube.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market in the period-wide ranking at 23.89%, cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs. As a general-purpose platform, it accumulated more AI Overview citations across the 104-query panel than any specialist real estate domain on this surface.
instagram.com records 11.41% AI citation share on this market and sits 12.49 percentage points behind youtube.com. A social platform rather than a specialist operator, instagram.com was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs across the window.
facebook.com records 9.08% AI citation share on this market, sitting 14.81 percentage points behind youtube.com. Another social platform on the panel, it was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs — occupying the middle of the governed top-5.
Zillow records 7.95% AI citation share on this market and sits 15.95 percentage points behind youtube.com. Cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, Zillow appears on the AI Overview citation surface for this market as a visible domain rather than a classified specialist operator.
List Sothebys International Realty
List Sothebys International Realty is the only specialist operator on the governed top-5 panel, recording 5.68% AI citation share on this market. It sits 18.22 percentage points behind youtube.com and was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs — present across the full window but carrying the smallest cumulative citation volume on the panel.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
The panel is top-heavy and platform-dominated
The panel is top-heavy and platform-dominated. youtube.com holds a clear lead, and the top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 2 combined. The 4 sources behind youtube.com sit between 12.49 and 18.22 percentage points behind it, forming a gradually declining tail. All 5 actors on the panel were cited in all 7 comparable runs, so the surface is not contested on presence — the differentiation is entirely in citation volume. The mix is striking: three social platforms occupy the top three positions, a visible domain sits fourth, and the sole specialist operator anchors the bottom of the governed panel.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
youtube.com's position at the top of this AI Overview citation rail is notable precisely because it is a general-purpose platform, not a specialist real estate source. When AI Overviews answer luxury real estate queries in New York, the citations flow disproportionately toward user-generated and social content surfaces rather than toward the specialist operators who serve this market directly.
Market implication
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
The AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York shows a distributed competitive structure across these 7 runs — visibility is spread across the governed panel with no single specialist operator pulling away decisively. This observation signals that AI Overview citations on this market are shaped more by platform content than by specialist real estate domains, which reframes what citation visibility means for operators monitoring their AI surface presence in New York.
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- Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York
- Surface:
- AI citation · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
- Published:
- October 10, 2026
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Who does AI cite most for Luxury Real Estate Advisory, New York? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-new-york-most-cited-by-ai-september-28-to-october-4-2026 Scope: Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 5 Observed: Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 (2026-09-28/2026-10-04) Published: October 10, 2026 Method — How readings are scoped: https://theobservatory.io/method#standards Method — Run metadata: https://theobservatory.io/method/panel#run-metadata Method — Source protocol: https://theobservatory.io/method#source-protocol Method — Corrections and right of reply: https://theobservatory.io/method#corrections Public table: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-new-york-most-cited-by-ai-september-28-to-october-4-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-new-york-most-cited-by-ai-september-28-to-october-4-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms youtube.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York panel at 23.89%, accumulated across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the September 28 – October 4, 2026 window. Key facts: • youtube.com: 24% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • instagram.com: 11% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • facebook.com: 9% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs Published table — Citation share — top 5 (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · 104 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · Citation share 1. youtube.com — 23.89% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #1 2. instagram.com — 11.41% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #2 3. facebook.com — 9.08% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #3 4. Zillow — 7.95% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #4 5. List Sothebys International Realty — 5.68% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #5 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York in New York on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 28 – October 4, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator across 104 observed queries. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. AI Overview content is volatile by nature — results may vary by query, model reformulation, and date. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI citation surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York, October 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Google · Desktop · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1791133568074_vingnw. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory. Source footnote: Sourced from a published AAI MIB card. The Observatory publishes this card’s public findings; values are as observed on the search surface, not business-market claims. Attribution: Published by The Observatory · Based on an AAI Kernel capture · governed by The Observatory editorial system Cite: According to The Observatory (October 10, 2026), Who does AI cite most for Luxury Real Estate Advisory, New York?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-new-york-most-cited-by-ai-september-28-to-october-4-2026 This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset. Observed by The Observatory. Not an endorsement, recommendation, market-share claim or commercial ranking. Free reuse, including commercial republication, under The Observatory’s Terms. Retain attribution, source link, scope and date. Revision: fd94f13c0d046a60
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FAQ
- What does AI citation share on this market measure?
- It measures how often an actor's domain appears as a cited source inside AI Overview answers across the market's observed query set. It does not measure who opens those AI answers, nor does it reflect organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend in AI citation behavior?
- No. This card observes a 7-run window from September 28 – October 4, 2026. AI Overview content varies by query, model, and date. The period aggregation widens the evidence base beyond a single run but does not establish a multi-month trajectory.
- Why are platforms ranked above specialist real estate operators?
- The ranking reflects cumulative AI citation volume over the period. AI Overviews cited youtube.com, instagram.com, and facebook.com more frequently as sources when answering this market's 104 queries across the 7-run window. This is an observed surface fact, not a quality judgment.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · New York · AI citation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI citation surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York, October 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory New York in New York on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 28 – October 4, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator across 104 observed queries. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. AI Overview content is volatile by nature — results may vary by query, model reformulation, and date.
The complete methodology — scope, panels, run conditions and corrections — is set out on the Method page.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs, September 28 – October 4, 2026. AI Overview citation evidence available on 7 of 7 runs. No claim about AI opening control or organic visibility. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend beyond the observed window.
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