chi-IMG_0303 (2) VivekWadhwa, a technology expert and professor at Carnegie MellonUniversity, addressed last week's NIC Fall Conference in Chicago onwhat the future holds.

CHICAGO—In the midst of several days devoted to analyzing what'scurrently happening in the seniors housing industry, more thanthree thousand attendees at last week's National Investment Center's Fall Conference also gota glimpse of the future.

“Every industry is about to be disrupted,” VivekWadhwa, fellow and professor at Carnegie MellonUniversity's College of Engineering, said at the mainconference luncheon. He proceeded to break down how the technologythat brought us smart phones and big data has only begun transforming the real estate industry.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.