Steve Murray The new company is called RTC Consulting and is the brainchild of Steve Murray, who co-founded and previously served as president of Real Trends, as well as Scott Wright, former Real Trends vice president. According to a statement, RTC Consulting is a “real estate research and management consulting firm” that will advise companies on “valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and business planning services.” The statement goes on to tout Murray and Wright’s past experience consulting on those issues. “In 2020, together, Murray and Wright advised on a slew of transactions including Gardner Realtors in their sale to Latter & Blum, Benchmark in its merger with United Real Estate, Virtual Properties in its merger with United Real Estate, Better Homes and Gardens Kansas City to a local investor group, Lyon Real Estate in being acquired by Windermere, and many others,” the statement notes.