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VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

CURRICULUM

Real Estate Students

The DiLella Center for Real Estate is changing the face of business education at Villanova. Both an undergraduate major and minor in real estate are available to students.

As a Real Estate major or minor at VSB, you will develop an understanding of real estate investment, development, modeling, capital markets, accounting and law, as well as the role of real estate in corporate strategy and the global economy. The curriculum incorporates site visits, case studies, expert perspectives and industry-standard software tools so that you learn how the theory ties to practice.

 

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ABOUT THE CENTER

EVENTS

CURRICULUM

CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE

Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
Villanova School of Business
800 East Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-4476
vsb.realestate@villanova.edu

Shawn Howton, PhD
Faculty Director
shawn.howton@villanova.edu

Jessica Taylor
Director
jessica.taylor@villanova.edu

Benjamin Scheick, PhD, '03 VSB
The Hovnanian Family Endowed
Chair in Real Estate
Associate Professor, Finance & Real Estate
Faculty Director, DiLella Center for Real Estate
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

Charlie Davidson
Associate Professor of the Practice
charles.davidson@villanova.edu

Carly Gulasarian
Assistant Director
carly.gulasarian@villanova.edu

Tony Ziccardi
Center Fellow
anthony.ziccardi@villanova.edu

The Nova Next Council is a group of young and ambitious members of the Villanova real estate community who provide strategic guidance on the Center's mission, activities, curricula and professional development opportunities.


STUDENT SHAREPOINT SITE

Direct access to real estate jobs, internships, scholarships, industry resources, and DiLella Center news & events.

BECOME A MEMBER

Participate within the DiLella Center and stay in touch with classmates and form valuable relationships with other Villanova alumni.

SUPPORT THE CENTER

Your donations enable the DiLella Center to advance experiential learning opportunities, alumni engagement and thought leadership initiatives.

NEWS AND EVENTS

Real Estate Career Conference 9/24

Students will hear from a panel of young alumni, a keynote speaker, and sit with professionals over dinner to learn about various career paths in the commercial real estate industry. MORE...

PwC Emerging Trends Presentation

VSB's DiLella Center for Real Estate presents PwC Emerging Trends Presentation on Tuesday, November 19th at 5:15PM! Bill Staffieri and Rick Ruiz ’06 VSB, PwC Real Estate Partners from NY, will be on campus to present the 2025 PwC Emerging Trends report (to be released in November). Students on campus are invited to learn about the top real estate industry trends for 2025, based on interviews with senior property investment professionals and regional surveys conducted jointly by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. MORE...