{"id":2371,"date":"2021-07-26T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/26\/realtrending-ep-105-shift-in-how-investors-value-real-estate-brokerage-firms\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:38:27","slug":"realtrending-ep-105-shift-in-how-investors-value-real-estate-brokerage-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/26\/realtrending-ep-105-shift-in-how-investors-value-real-estate-brokerage-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"RealTrending ep. 105: Investors shift how they value brokerage firms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this edition of RealTrending, Steve Murray, senior advisor to <strong>RealTrends<\/strong>, shares his thoughts on the shifting market, the only real key to real estate success and the shift in how investors are analyzing and valuing brokerage firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-8924701\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1595341\/8924701-realtrending-ep-105-shift-in-how-investors-value-brokerage-firms.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8924701&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a small preview of today\u2019s RealTrending interview. The transcript below has been lightly edited for length and clarity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Market shift:<\/strong>&nbsp;Based on talks with brokers around the country, they&#8217;re seeing buyers reluctant to get into <a href=\"https:\/\/asreport.americanbanker.com\/news\/buyer-fatigue-led-to-fewer-bidding-wars-in-june\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bidding wars on listings<\/a> and to bid over listing price. We&#8217;re starting to see the number of showings and people submitting offers slightly decline. It wouldn&#8217;t mean much if it were one or two markets, but it&#8217;s across almost all markets according to input from leading brokers over the past week. So what does this mean for broker owners?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Success secrets:<\/strong>&nbsp;We&#8217;ve reported earlier this year on the outstanding performance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/real-trends-500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealTrends 500<\/a>. 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