Nick Alicastro Alicastro: “Fortunately, most of the developers of the software have heard our concerns about integration and are working hard to develop solutions.”

IRVINE, CA—Tech-software companies are developing new digital platforms to make mobile integration even easier and encourage more mobile connectivity between CRE professionals, Western National Property Management's VP of business development Nick Alicastro tells GlobeSt.com. We spoke with Alicastro, along with Tina Lichens, COO of Real Capital Markets; Richard Castillo, VP at MVE + Partners; Jerre Riggs, co-founder and COO of First Base LLC; Eli Randel, director of business development at CREXi; Meagan Brazil, senior analyst, global sales management and digital business strategy for CBRE; and Barry Swatsenbarg, SVP, investment and loan sale advisory, for Colliers International, about what you should know about the latest tech tools for commercial real estate. Stay tuned for a more in-depth feature on tech tools in the October issue of Real Estate Forum.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.