In this episode, Sandeep Ahuja sits down with Alex Wolkomir, Partner at McKinsey & Company, to talk about what AI adoption looks like from the inside, through the lens of someone advising the largest real estate firms in the world.

Alex co-authored McKinsey’s landmark report on generative AI in real estate and shares why the numbers have only gotten bigger since. He makes the case for why use cases are actually the wrong way to think about AI adoption, and why redesigning workflows end to end is where the real opportunity lies.

They explore the areas gaining the most traction today, from leasing automation to maintenance triage, and what leaders need to get right to actually capture that value. The conversation also gets into the tension between automation and human judgment — and why protecting the moments that matter is just as important as automating the ones that don’t.

Whether you’re leading innovation or just figuring out where to start, this episode is for you.

Read McKinsey’s latest article on how agentic AI is reshaping real estate’s operating model at www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights