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VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ABOUT THE CENTER

Bartley Hall with Real Estate Banners on the outside

The DiLella Center for Real Estate is changing the face of business education at ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥, as new courses in real estate continue to be introduced. The ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Business currently offers an undergraduate business major and minor in real estate, while the College of Engineering offers a real estate development minor. There have been over 1,000 students who have completed the real estate program at ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University and have since entered the industry.

VSB students are invited to participate in the Real Estate Society, which currently has 100+ active members. Students can also partake in the recently established DiLella Mulroy Fund, which consists of students who serve as senior managers, analysts, and interns, working cohesively to research, evaluate and underwrite potential commercial real estate investment opportunities.

The DiLella Center for Real Estate has an elite Real Estate Advisory Council and an ambitious  who provide strategic guidance on the Center’s mission and activities, its impact on curricula at VSB, and the expansion of professional development opportunities available to VSB students in the field of real estate.

Industry Memberships

The DiLella Center for Real Estate works closely with industry partners to pursue student professional development opportunities and provide thought leadership to the real estate community.











 



 





 




EVENTS

CURRICULUM

CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE

Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Business
800 East Lancaster Avenue
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥, 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
Associate Professor & Associate Department Chair
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

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

Carly Gulasarian
Program Administrator
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 ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ real estate community who provide strategic guidance on the Center’s mission, activities, curricula and professional development opportunities. 


NEWS AND EVENTS

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.

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.