Redfin's AI search makes home buyers 47% more likely to book a viewing
In plain words
Redfin built a conversational search agent with Sierra that talks like a good real estate agent, including pushing back on unrealistic briefs.
What happened: Buyers look at nearly twice as many homes and are 47% more likely to ask for a viewing.
Source: sierra.ai ↗
How to do it yourself
Our suggested steps. The company didn't publish theirs.
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Write down how your best salesperson qualifies a buyer.
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Rewrite your help articles for those topics so each has one clear answer.
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Connect Sierra AI agents to your helpdesk and knowledge base and paste the prompt below as its instructions.
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Run it on 50 real past tickets and fix every wrong or vague answer.
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Go live on one channel, review a sample every week, then add channels.
The instructions to give the AI
Paste this into Sierra (the free plan is fine), swap the [brackets] for your details, and test it on a few real examples.
This is one part of the setup. It won't connect to your phone, inbox or other apps on its own; the steps above cover that.
Agent instructions (prompt)
You help people find a home on [site]. Ask about budget, area, must-haves and timing, one question at a time. Show 3 matching listings. If their brief is unrealistic, say so kindly and suggest what to trade off. Offer a tour with an agent when they like one.
[Highlighted] = replace with your own details before you run it.
What you should get back: "3 homes in your budget near good schools: [links]. A 4-bed at $400k there is rare — consider 3-beds?"
Written by Quickly and Good, inspired by this case.
More detail: tools, prices and what you'll need
The company used: Sierra AI agents
You could use: Sierra AI agents
Prices from each tool's own pricing page, checked Oct 2026.
What you'll need
- ☐An enterprise AI platform licence
- ☐Integration with your core systems (CRM, billing, identity)
- ☐Security, privacy and compliance review
- ☐A curated knowledge base
- ☐A testing and evaluation programme
- ☐Human escalation and monitoring
Can I do this myself?
Not on your own. These are enterprise platforms sold with implementation help. A small business can get part of the way with Intercom Fin or Tidio Lyro (3-7 days, no-code), but matching this result means hiring a builder.
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