Mike Wilen is a problem-solver at heart and a trusted advocate for property sellers across every corner of the real estate industry. With more than 750 successful property sales under his belt, he has represented owners of every size and scale—earning a reputation for precision, professionalism, and an encyclopedic command of the market that few can match.

Mike’s experience spans nearly every facet of real estate marketing and sales. His work includes resale, new construction, luxury homes, condos, estates, farms, ground-up developments, senior housing, raw land, lease conversions, acute medical facilities, multifamily properties, and hotel/motel assets. This breadth of expertise underscores his passion for the business and reflects the uncompromising attention he brings to every client relationship. Whether it’s a single-family home or a complex development, Mike delivers insight and strategy that position clients for success.

Blending traditional real estate know-how with a background in computer programming and big data management, Mike brings a rare combination of intuition and technical skill to the table. Over the years, he has built large-scale property listing and management platforms as a personal hobby—many of which remain active and integral to the market today. His work with over 5,000 domain names, including brokering hundreds of them, has earned him accolades in the digital space. A prime example of his technical prowess is the very website you’re browsing—fed by data from national MLS providers, reorganized, and displayed through Shopify’s robust backend for a seamless and lightning-fast property browsing experience. During the 2008 mortgage crisis, Mike developed proprietary loss severity analysis tools to help lenders calculate large loan pools and forecast foreclosure outcomes. His in-house methodology integrates data on eviction processes, delinquency rates, crime statistics, property valuations, and more—providing lenders with the insights they need for effective REO asset management while meeting regulatory standards.

Mike has worked with over 35 of the most sophisticated lenders—local, national, and global, both public and private—successfully handling valuation and sales for their real estate portfolios. His REO expertise is well-known, with a track record that reads like a who’s who of the banking industry. During the last foreclosure crisis, Mike was invited to speak at several high-profile industry events, sharing insights and best practices for managing distressed assets.

On the commercial and development front, Mike’s experience includes a wide range of projects: a 30+ unit townhome lease conversion in the western Twin Cities, a 150+ unit condominium lease conversion development in Minnesota, a 50,000-square-foot religious facility with new zoning approvals, and a 20+ unit single-family development successfully negotiated with lenders. His work also spans a 100-acre single-family land reconfiguration in southern Minnesota, a 20-unit apartment complex in the Twin Cities, and a 75-acre raw land conversion. Mike has led negotiations for county and city-level easements, secured utility agreements, and managed ingress and egress designs on major Minnesota thoroughfares. His leadership has enabled comprehensive development plans resulting in a $10 million refinancing—solidifying his role as a trusted advisor for complex real estate transactions.

Mike’s expertise has been featured in both local and national media, including Fox News (Luxury Rentals), the Mpls. St. Paul Business Journal ($2.6M Lake Minnetonka commercial space), the Star Tribune (Minnesota home sales and historic Queen Anne residences), New York Times (luxury homes), USA Today (Mississippi River property and bluff residences), Wall Street Journal (upper-bracket real estate), Twin Cities Business (agency profiles), St. Cloud Times (historic Victorian properties), Mansion Global (featured properties), Robb Report (luxury real estate insights), Bench and Bar (real estate law offices), and the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (local real estate highlights).

When he’s not immersed in real estate, Mike resides in Minneapolis, frequently travels to Illinois for business, enjoys reading, and is always working to figure out what makes things tick and how to make them better.

Mike is known for cutting through the complexity and delivering clarity, confidence, and results. If he’s not already your go-to real estate expert, it’s only a matter of time.