{"id":1847,"date":"2018-01-08T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/realtrending-episode-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:32:24","slug":"realtrending-episode-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/realtrending-episode-2\/","title":{"rendered":"REALTrending Episode 2: Driverless Cars, Industry Trends &#038; Redfin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\" title=\"Ep. 2: Driverless Cars, Industry Trends and Redfin Valuation\" xml=\"lang\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/uvt5d-9de665&amp;?from=usersite&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;version=1&amp;btn-skin=103\" width=\"560\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the REALTrending podcast, REAL Trends President and Founder Steve Murray talks about external factors that might impact residential real estate for years to come. 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