An ASU partnership attempts to increase diversity in the real estate industry

Inequities go beyond who can buy or rent a home. There is also a lack of diversity in who works in the real estate industry. It's something Murphy Cheatham (MRED ’07) has experienced firsthand. He's hoping to change this with help from ASU.

In this story aired Aug. 29, 2022, on KJZZ's The Show, Cheatham shared about the partnership:

We don't want Grambling to be the only HBCU. We're looking to partner with as many HBCUs as we can to give our communities ownership over their neighborhoods. We live in America, so everybody wants to be successful. But it takes more than wishing and talking about it. There's a technical way to be successful in real estate.

– Murphy Cheatham, diversity, equity, and inclusion program manager at CBRE real estate

Top photo: Cheatham with his friend and mentor Mark Stapp (left), executive director of ASU's Master of Real Estate Development program and Fred E. Taylor Professor of Real Estate.