Data-Centric Foundation: The Real Challenge isn’t Developing The Technology but Evolving The Human Culture behind it and Building Leadership

As an information-rich domain, the real estate sector is well suited for the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology. However, unlocking this potential requires cultural and operational readiness.
“We’re in a moment of quiet acceleration. Most real estate investment firms aren’t ‘ready’ in the Silicon Valley sense of the word, but they are moving,” says Mike Cordingley, managing director, Ferguson Partners, which found that 88 percent of participants in its Fourth Quarter AI and Automation Pulse Survey (Q4 2025 AI Pulse survey) expect to increase their investment in AI and automation over the next 12–24 months.