{"id":55,"date":"2021-01-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/06\/real-trending-episode-92\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T01:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:58:16","slug":"real-trending-episode-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/06\/real-trending-episode-92\/","title":{"rendered":"RealTrending Ep. 92: Broker Focus and Black Swans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry trends, this is REAL Trending episode 92, we&#8217;re analyzing some important trends affecting brokerage companies and their agents. I&#8217;m Steve Murray, senior advisor to Real Trends, and today we&#8217;re discussing the focus for broker leaders in 2021 strength in valuations and beware the Black Swan. 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