Real estate industry's reliance on local knowledge and storytelling

The podcast episode discusses the challenges and trends in the real estate industry, highlighting the importance of local knowledge and storytelling. The speaker emphasizes the historical resistance to adopting new technologies and how local market knowledge still plays a crucial role in the industry. The lack of a centralized listing service for commercial real estate makes it necessary to rely on personal connections and conversations to gather information about available properties. The speaker suggests that the resistance to technology adoption in real estate could be driven by a fear of losing the value of years of experience and the uncertainty surrounding the effects of technology on individual roles.