Media Assets

Jonathan J. Miller, CRE, CRP

Jonathan Miller is President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., a real estate appraisal and consulting firm he co-founded in 1986. He is a state-certified real estate appraiser in New York and Connecticut, performing court testimony as an expert witness in various local, state and federal courts. He holds the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) and Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designations. He is an Appraiser “A” Member of the Real Estate Board of New York and a member of Relocation Appraisers and Consultants, Inc.

Miller Samuel provides appraisal services on roughly $5 billion worth of property per year in the New York City metropolitan area. He is also co-founder of Miller Cicero, LLC, a commercial real estate valuation firm.

He is the author of a series of market reports considered the “report of record” covering the New York City metropolitan area and South Florida that are relied on by the media, financial institutions and government agencies including the Federal Reserve, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the NYC Office of Management and Budget, the New York State Budget Division Economic Advisory Board and others. He co-authored a research paper for NYU School of Law and the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy titled The Condominium v. Cooperative Puzzle: An Empirical Analysis of Housing in New York City, published in 2007 by the Journal of Legal Studies at the University of Chicago.

Mr. Miller serves on the New York City Mayor’s Economic Advisory Panel representing the residential real estate sector and has participated in studies on valuation issues with academic institutions including New York University, Princeton University, Columbia University and Baruch College. He is a well-regarded real estate commentator, covering US and regional housing issues in the media including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, AP, CNBC, CNN, ABC and others.

Mr. Miller is a New York State Real Estate Instructor for both qualifying and continuing education courses as well as a New York State Real Estate Appraiser instructor for both qualifying certified general and continuing education courses. He interviews a wide variety of housing and economic experts for his podcast, The Housing Helix with Jonathan Miller.

Some recent distinctions awarded Mr. Miller include:

• Named “Best Online Real Estate Expert” by Money Magazine.
• Business Insider named him one of “The Best Finance People on Twitter.”
• Selected as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Real Estate by The New York Observer.
• Recognized by Inman News as one of the top 25 most influential U.S. real estate bloggers and his blog, Matrix, was voted one of the top five U.S. real estate blogs.

Dina A. Miller

Dina Miller is a co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Miller Samuel Inc. She is a certified residential real estate appraiser in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts and has been actively appraising properties since 1986.

She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dina was an independent fee appraiser as well as an on-site and off-site real estate rental agent in New York City prior to co-founding Miller Samuel Inc.

Ms. Miller has performed extensive assignments for mortgage origination, relocation, foreclosure, asset valuation, trust and estate purposes over her career.

She manages the day-to-day operations of Miller Samuel Inc. with responsibilities for training, hiring, appraisal review, client relations and quality control.

Cheryl H. Miller

Cheryl Miller is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Miller Samuel Inc. and Miller Cicero, LLC. She is a certified residential real estate appraiser in New York and Connecticut. Ms. Miller is a graduate of Michigan State University and was an active real estate salesperson and independent fee appraiser in New York prior to co-founding Miller Samuel Inc.

Ms. Miller actively manages all financial aspects of Miller Samuel Inc. and Miller Cicero, LLC with responsibilities in accounts payables, accounts receivables, payroll, employee benefits and both corporate and employee insurance.