The Truth About Global Real Estate Investing

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 changed * The gap between what developers assume buyers want and what serious investors actually need * Where 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 instead * Why the real estate industry needs the equivalent of Stripe or Booking.com — and why it doesn't have it yet * What it looks like in five years if Intric gets this right In 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 buyers * The 6–9 month education gap nobody talks about * Why cross-border trust breaks down * Why more technology hasn’t solved the problem * What agencies and developers are still getting wrong * Why real estate needs infrastructure—not more marketplaces * How AI may reshape global property investing If 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.

The Truth About Global Real Estate Investing

What does it really take to invest in real estate across borders—and what happens when it goes wrong? In the first episode of Own the World, Cath Quiambao sits down with Abhii Dabas, a global property investor and founder of Intric Technologies, who has invested across 12 cities worldwide—and learned some expensive lessons along the way. From failed developments and misleading yields to the reality of cross-border investing, Abhii shares what the industry gets wrong—and how investors can make smarter, more confident decisions. They also unpack why global real estate is still “stuck in 1975” and how Intric is building an AI-powered platform to connect global capital with real asset opportunities—making it easier to discover, analyze, and invest anywhere in the world. If you’re thinking about investing overseas—or already have—this episode will change how you approach it. What You’ll Learn * The biggest mistakes investors make in global real estate * Why “good deals on paper” often fail in reality * The gap in cross-border property investing (and why it still exists) * How to evaluate demand, yields, and exit strategies properly * How AI is transforming global property investing * Why community and trust matter more than data alone Key Moments 00:00 – Introduction to Abhii Dabas 00:58 – Investing across 12 cities (and what went wrong) 02:31 – Why failures didn’t stop him 03:14 – What’s broken in global real estate 06:28 – Insights from 35 countries 08:58 – Why no one has solved this before 12:03 – What Intric actually is 14:04 – The power of community in investing 20:35 – How AI powers smarter decisions 22:29 – The future of global real estate 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.