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.

GlobeSt.com: What should our readers know about the latest tech tools?

Alicastro: The future of mobile integration in commercial real estate is already here. Tech-software companies are developing new digital platforms to make this integration even easier, and encourage more mobile connectivity between property managers, service managers and facilities managers, tenants and residents. Tech apps of the future will be even better, enabling multifamily owners and managers to streamline lease renewals, revenue management, rent payments, operations management, purchasing and live facilities monitoring, which will all work to further optimize efficiency. The challenge for many in multifamily, commercial and other forms of real estate managers is to navigate through the myriad of choices that are available. Fortunately, most of the developers of the software have heard our concerns about integration and are working hard to develop solutions.