{"id":1718,"date":"2018-03-19T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/19\/matt-rand-500podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:30:03","slug":"matt-rand-500podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/19\/matt-rand-500podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The REAL Trends 500 Podcast Episode 5: Insights With Matt Rand"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1718-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/REAL-Trends-500-Insights-Ep-5-Matt-Rand.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/REAL-Trends-500-Insights-Ep-5-Matt-Rand.mp3\">http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/REAL-Trends-500-Insights-Ep-5-Matt-Rand.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>REAL Trends is talking to the top brokers in the country to take a peek at how they built their businesses. 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