{"id":3398,"date":"2022-08-10T16:45:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/10\/lasting-impact-weston-edwards-founding-chairman-merrill-lynch-realty\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:45:03","slug":"lasting-impact-weston-edwards-founding-chairman-merrill-lynch-realty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/10\/lasting-impact-weston-edwards-founding-chairman-merrill-lynch-realty\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasting Impact: Weston Edwards, founding chairman, Merrill Lynch Realty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/08\/1200x675_Weston_Edwards_Banner_art.png?w=1024\" alt=\"1200x675_Weston_Edwards_Banner_art\" class=\"wp-image-31846\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lasting Impact: Weston Edwards brought the first wave of outside capital to the industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merrill Lynch\u2019s entry into residential brokerage was the opening salvo of a massive wave of investment in residential brokerage. 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