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The God of how the estate puzzle fits together, Steve Murray is the president of Real Trends, a real estate research firm that publishes exlusive industry trends and an annual list of the nation’s top-selling real estate brokerages, the Real Trends 500. Murray’s platform provides a window into who is doing what in the industry. He is also the leading M&A consultant and valuation exert in the brokerage industry.