{"id":1799,"date":"2018-02-07T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/07\/interview-pam-oconnor-leading-re\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:31:29","slug":"interview-pam-oconnor-leading-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/07\/interview-pam-oconnor-leading-re\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Pam O&#8217;Connor from Leading RE"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1799-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/An-Interview-with-Pam-O\u2019Connor-from-Leading-RE.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/An-Interview-with-Pam-O\u2019Connor-from-Leading-RE.mp3\">http:\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/An-Interview-with-Pam-O\u2019Connor-from-Leading-RE.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>President and Founder of REAL Trends Steve Murray sits down with Pam O&#8217;Connor, former president and CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. 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