Podcast | Are AI Agents RE Agents’ Best Partners? with Breezy CEO James Harris
By Edward Cohen June 9, 2026 10:06 am
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James Harris built his real estate career from scratch after relocating from the UK to Los Angeles. His latest venture is Breezy, an AI tool for real estate agents designed to reduce the administrative load that eats into most agents’ days. Breezy recently raised a $10 million pre-seed round led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Fifth Wall, DST Global, and others. Over the past decade he’s closed more than $6 billion in luxury residential sales across Beverly Hills and the Platinum Triangle, and appeared on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing LA for seven seasons spanning over nine years before stepping away to focus on his next chapter. He also hosts Rise Above the Ranks, where he talks through the practical side of the business: negotiation, discipline, and how to build something that lasts.
(2:11) – What Proptech Gets Wrong About Real Estate Agents
(6:49) – Realtor Painpoints
(8:54) – What is Breezy
(13:32) – Why Now
(16:26) – Real Estate Agent & Founder Resiliency
(18:31) – Brand, Distribution & Early Traction
(21:42) – AI Agents Enhance and/or Replace Real Estate Agents
(24:20) – First Mover Advantage
(26:36) – What Parts of Real Estate Will Be Human-driven in 3-5 years
(28:24) – The Power of Data & Workflow Platforms
(29:16) – What Changes in Real Estate Over the Next 2-3 Years?
(30:49) – Collaboration Superpower: The Founder Entrepreneur
(6:49) – Realtor Painpoints
(8:54) – What is Breezy
(13:32) – Why Now
(16:26) – Real Estate Agent & Founder Resiliency
(18:31) – Brand, Distribution & Early Traction
(21:42) – AI Agents Enhance and/or Replace Real Estate Agents
(24:20) – First Mover Advantage
(26:36) – What Parts of Real Estate Will Be Human-driven in 3-5 years
(28:24) – The Power of Data & Workflow Platforms
(29:16) – What Changes in Real Estate Over the Next 2-3 Years?
(30:49) – Collaboration Superpower: The Founder Entrepreneur
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