Connectivity, capital and capacity for interaction will define future.

Featured Speaker at Recent Real Estate Technology Forum Offered Insight into the Continuing Impact of Information Technology on Urban Environments

Connectivity, creative capital and capacity for interaction will shape the future of real estate and technology in urban regions, according to Mitchell Moss, the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and director of the Taub Urban Research Center at New York University, and the featured speaker at this month's Real Estate Technology Forum, hosted by the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

Addressing an intimate group of some of New York's leading real estate and technology executives, the renowned urban expert traced the evolution of connectivity -- from early modes of transportation to high-speed telecommunications. He also discussed how businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on technology and how improvements in connectivity continue to shape urban landscapes. Basing his findings on years of research on the impact of information technology on cities, he offered insight into how creative capital, or the linking of information and ideas, can spur critical economic development. Moss also detailed how the increased capacity for interaction have greatly enhanced urban environments.

"Technology continues to have a tremendous impact on the real estate industry in New York and in cities across the country, as businesses become increasingly dependent on connectivity to remain competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace," said Jonathan Rudes, president of Delphi Real Estate Advisors LLC. "Recognizing that real estate and technology will be forever bound, The Real Estate Technology Forum was designed to provide a platform for industry professionals to discuss trends in the marketplace and how these trends impact business."

"The real estate industry is inextricably linked to economic trends and must constantly re-invent itself to meet the changing needs of every segment of the business community," said Jeffrey Moerdler, section head of the communications and real estate practices of Mintz Levin.