What Sellers Keep Getting Wrong in Global Real Estate with James Puddle

For this episode of Own the World, Abhii Dabas sits down with Intric COO and co-founder James Puddle for an unfiltered conversation on one uncomfortable reality:The global real estate system isn’t working the way people think it is.After spending more than 20 years inside the industry building agencies, leading international expansion, and working with developers across Asia, Europe, and beyond, James has seen the same problems repeat over and over.What we cover:Why running more events stopped working — and what changedThe gap between what developers assume buyers want and what serious investors actually needWhere trust breaks in a cross-border transaction (and why it usually happens after the sale, not before)What developers see on Monday morning with traditional tools — and what they should be seeing insteadWhy the real estate industry needs the equivalent of Stripe or Booking.com — and why it doesn't have it yetWhat it looks like in five years if Intric gets this rightIn this conversation, Abhii and James unpack why traditional real estate models are struggling, what international buyers actually want, and why global property still lacks the infrastructure other industries already built.They also go deep into the vision behind Intric and what it could take to create an operating system for global real estate.Topics include:Why developers keep missing international buyersThe 6–9 month education gap nobody talks aboutWhy cross-border trust breaks downWhy more technology hasn’t solved the problemWhat agencies and developers are still getting wrongWhy real estate needs infrastructure—not more marketplacesHow AI may reshape global property investingIf you invest, build, sell, or operate in real estate, this episode offers an inside look at where the industry is heading—and why the next decade may look very different from the last.If this episode gave you a new perspective, share it with someone investing across borders.Explore more at Intric.club and follow for more conversations on global wealth, investing, and ownership.