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The transcript below has been lightly edited for length and clarity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resurgence of COVID-19:<\/strong>&nbsp; We notice already that many of our brokerage clients are now shifting to virtual meetings once again. That&#8217;s a trend that seems to be picking up some steam among leading brokerage companies in the country, in all regions of the country, just for safety&#8217;s sake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company Earnings:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you look at the performance of some of the larger stock market companies, like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.zillowgroup.com\/investors\/overview\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zillow<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Redfin<\/strong>, <strong>Opendoor<\/strong> and <strong>Compass<\/strong>, it will be interesting to see when or if they achieve valuations. That is, will they grow into their valuations as time goes by? Who knows for sure? 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