Technology within the commercial real estate industry hassteadily advanced within recent years. However, the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic has rapidly progressed the adoption of newinnovations across all areas of the industry. Throughout thecrisis, commercial real estate professionals have increasinglyembraced technology in order to ensure accuracy and improveefficiency. Companies and individuals alike are aiming to providenew products that maximize value and offer a competitivevantage.

According to a recent survey executed by Appfolio, 23% of property managershave increased dependence on technology since the beginning of thepandemic. Director and industry principal of Appfolio, Stacy Holden predicts, "In the post-COVID-19 future, remotework will continue to be a significant driver of technologyadoption, and the level of convenience technology affords will bean expectation by property management professionals and rentersalike, well into the future."

In effort to offer guidance to the next generation of industryprofessionals, regarding the evolution and embrace of newtechnology within commercial real estate, we recently gatheredinput from four industry experts, whom were chosen for GlobeSt.Real Estate Forum's 2020 Women of Influence series.