Like all industries, the real estate industry is evolving due to the prevalence of new technologies and the changing ways that people communicate, do business and live their everyday life. Although there are traditional aspects of real estate that will likely never be fully replaced (viewing properties in person, meeting your real estate agent face-to-face, physically moving home), technology is helpingpeople streamline processes, conduct research and interact with properties. Here are some of the biggest ways technology is impacting the real estate industry in 2017.