The Evolution of Commercial Real Estate Education

About this episode

In this episode, Alexander Alemany interviews Norman Miller about the evolution of real estate education and his insights for students.

In this episode of BMC Talks, Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) interviews Norman Miller, Professor Emeritus, and former Ernest W. Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance at the University of San Diego. In the podcast, they discuss: Norman’s life story, how he became a leading national voice in real estate education, the changing landscape of real estate education, his advice to graduating students, and his professional endeavors outside of education.

People in this episode

Host: Alexander Alemany

Guest: Norman Miller

Topics covered

• real estate education
• career advice
• professional development
• higher education
• real estate finance

Keywords

• real estate
• education
• career
• finance
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of San Diego

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