{"id":1975,"date":"2018-05-30T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/30\/realtrending-episode-7\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:35:17","slug":"realtrending-episode-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/30\/realtrending-episode-7\/","title":{"rendered":"REALTrending Episode 7: Recruiting, Brokerage Industry Competition, Association Disconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\" title=\"Ep. 7: Recruiting, Brokerage Industry Competition, Association Disconnect\" xml=\"lang\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/3wzsi-9de651&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><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In episode&nbsp;7 of the REALTrending podcast series, REAL Trends President Steve Murray talks about the battle brokers face when recruiting&nbsp;top agents. 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