Season 1, Episode 2: "Missing Middle" Housing: The Key to Sustainable Cities

In this episode of BMC Talks, Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) interviews Deborah Ruane, founder and managing member of the Middlemarch Fund, to understand “Missing Middle” housing, why it’s important to build this type of housing for cities to grow sustainably, and how the Middlemarch Fund is providing equity capital to developers to increase the production of middle-income rental housing in San Diego County.

GUEST
Deborah N. Ruane'14 (MSEL) is a USD alumna, president and founder of Norwood Development Strategies LLC and founder and managing member of the Middlemarch Fund LLC. She has 30 years of experience in market rate and affordable housing finance, homelessness and real estate development. She also has experience in real estate development, financial markets (including asset and risk management, compliance and strategy). Additionally, she specializes in working with both private and public sectors and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

HOST
Alexander Alemany '13 (MBA) is a USD alumnus and the principal and founder of Hub & Spoke Communities​, a real estate development company that builds mixed income housing in walkable, urban neighborhoods. Read his full bio.

ABOUT THE BMC TALKS PODCAST
The BMC Talks podcast series provides inside access to conversations with an array of real estate professionals to explore the shifts occurring in real estate, technology and society, which are shaping the future of our built environment. Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) also takes a deep dive into the personal and professional stories behind how his guests became successful and shares their valuable advice to anyone building a career in real estate or business. The BMC Talks podcast supports the mission of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate (BMC), which is to help recruit, educate and mentor our real estate students with the goal of facilitating their career pursuits in a socially responsible manner. We accomplish this mission through the support of outstanding faculty and professional staff, dedicated career services, scholarship offerings, active industry involvement and outreach, and cutting-edge research. For more information about the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego’s Knauss School of Business, visit www.usdrealestate.com or contact bmctalks@sandiego.edu.