GenAI ROI: How Brokers and Operators Capture $34 Billion in Savings
- NCC IQ
- Aug 2
- 3 min read
Generative AI has moved from theory to balance-sheet influence. McKinsey’s 2024 global survey shows overall enterprise adoption at 72 percent—up from barely half only a year earlier—and two thirds of respondents expect higher AI budgets through 2027. Real-asset firms are no exception: JLL’s 2025 Future of Work study reports that 89 percent of C-suite leaders believe AI will solve core commercial-real-estate challenges, and more than 90 percent are already piloting use cases.
Market momentum is equally clear. The global AI-in-real-estate segment stood at $2.9 billion in 2024 and is projected to climb to $41.5 billion by 2033, a 30.5 percent CAGR. Within that broader trend, PropTech investment aimed at decision support and automation is set to expand 70 percent to $32.2 billion by 2030. Put differently, capital that once funded incremental building upgrades is pivoting toward intelligent workflow engines, language models trained on lease clauses, and computer-vision inspection platforms.
For owners and operators, the prize is measurable. Morgan Stanley calculates that GenAI could remove $34 billion in annual labor expense across U.S. REITs and service providers—about 15 percent of current operating cash flow—by automating routine tasks such as document drafting, maintenance dispatch, and market analysis. The same research flags brokers and lodging groups as early beneficiaries, with potential cash-flow lifts above 20 percent.
Critically, the technology augments rather than replaces. A Microsoft-supported study tracking 200,000 Copilot interactions found that chatbots mainly take over subtasks—research, summarization, basic correspondence—while leaving domain judgement with employees. In a property context, that means analysts spend less time normalizing rent rolls and more time structuring capital stacks; leasing agents shift from data entry to relationship building.
Early adopters demonstrate the upside. A UK asset manager improved HVAC performance in an 11,600 sqm office and achieved a 708 percent return on investment plus a 59 percent drop in energy use after deploying an AI facilities platform, cutting carbon output by 500 metric tons each year. At portfolio scale, U.S. multifamily owners who deployed conversational leasing assistants trimmed on-site staff by around 15 percent while boosting prospect response speed—a productivity win with no compromise to resident experience.
Implementation Priorities for 2025
Data discipline – Clean, labeled asset and market data remain the rate-limiting factor. Cross-functional data councils and permissions frameworks reduce the risk of model drift or privacy breaches.
Talent enablement – Upskilling in prompt engineering, model oversight, and ethics keeps human capital ahead of the tooling curve.
Governance – Clear escalation paths for inaccurate outputs and periodic model audits help maintain lender and investor confidence.
Sustainability alignment – Intelligent controls that lower energy intensity strengthen ESG narratives, a growing differentiator in capital raising.
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Credit: (McKinsey & Company, Artsmart, CBRE, Morgan Stanley, Business Insider, JLL)
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