Biography At-a-Glance

Michael Crean is a professor and former chair of the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the Daniels College of Business.  In addition to Daniels, he has served as a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales, the University of Connecticut and Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo.  He holds certifications that include a Review Appraiser FirsTier/Compass Bank and Real Estate Broker, Crean Associates.  He has also served as a real estate counselor for Joseph Farber & Company, a real estate developer for Equity Services, Inc. and published extensively on private and commercial real estate, urban development, real estate cycles and asset management.

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Education

• Ph.D., Finance and Real Estate, University of Colorado
• MBA, Real Estate, University of Connecticut
• BS, Economics and Finance, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania 
• JD, Candidate, University of Denver

Additional certifications

• Diploma, Mortgage Banking Mortgage Bankers Association
• M.A.I. Courses, The Appraisal Institute

Academic positions held

• Professor of Real Estate, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
• Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales
• Visiting Professor, University of Connecticut
• Visiting Professor, Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo
• Associate Professor, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
• Assistant Professor, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
• Teaching Associate, University of Colorado
• Research Assistant, University of Colorado
• Research Assistant, University of Connecticut

Courses Taught

Real Estate Law and Practice, Real Estate Concepts, Real Estate Finance, Income Property Finance, Real Estate Appraisal, Income Property Appraisal, Real Estate Investment, Income Property Investment, Capitalization Theory and Techniques