MinnesotaTeam.com — The Most Connected Approach to Minnesota Real Estate

The Most Connected Approach to Minnesota Real Estate

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Who We Are

Led by Mike Wilen, the Minnesota Team at Coldwell Banker is a real estate powerhouse providing exceptional client service, innovative marketing, and access to a select network.

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What We Do

You deserve real estate professionals who develop a thoughtful strategy and execute it with precision. The result is an exceptional real estate experience that is financially rewarding, seamless, and confidence-inspiring, allowing you to focus on your next chapter, while protecting your most valuable asset, your time.

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Mike Wilen

Mike Wilen is the Founder of the Minnesota Team at Coldwell Banker, selling more than 800 properties as the listing agent, earning a place as one of Minnesota's top individual listing agents. He has advised more than 50 local and global lenders on the sale and valuation of real estate, built a portfolio loss severity percentage analysis solution, developed property syndication systems with custom API architecture, created consumer acquisition apps, and successfully exited a tech startup. Mike began his real estate journey as a receptionist before being recruited as a sales agent, creating a business partnership, that grew into a friendship neither could have imagined, the same can be said for the business that has come of it. Mike is licensed in MN and IL.

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Sell With Us

Should you decide to sell, the Minnesota market rewards high-stakes strategy and flawless execution. For your visibility, the following pages outline the precise strategies that drive the former, and a comprehensive marketing plan engineered to capture every advantage.

Marketing

Your property benefits from the resources of 1MW.com, Wilen's award-winning in-house marketing and advertising firm. Our integrated team of professionals specializes in public relations, creative direction, graphic design, photography, videography, content creation, digital production, paid media, and technology, bringing together the expertise to showcase your property at its highest potential. Supported by elite industry partnerships, proprietary marketing platforms, and sophisticated distribution strategies, your listing receives a comprehensive marketing approach built to maximize exposure and generate meaningful buyer engagement.

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Technology

Staying at the forefront of real estate innovation, Minnesota Team utilizes advanced marketing technology to streamline property distribution, expand audience reach, and improve marketing performance. Through a centralized marketing platform developed by global teams, listings are efficiently managed and distributed across leading real estate search platforms, digital advertising channels, social media, and proprietary networks. Automation, artificial intelligence, audience intelligence, behavioral analytics, and real-time reporting provide the insights needed to continuously optimize marketing efforts, measure engagement, and make data-driven decisions throughout the selling process.

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Adobe
Amazon
Analytics
Apple Business Connect
Aws
Bing
ChatGPT
Claude
Cotality
Crexi
Gemini
Google
Google Ads
Google Cloud
Grok
Hootsuite
HubSpot
Meta (2)
MLSGrid
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Office
Oracle
React
Salesforce
Wordpress
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Network

A proprietary and calculated, multi-channel sequence systematically distributes property listings to a perpetually expanding network database of decision-makers across finance, capital management, development, private holdings, venture capital, hospitality, design, family offices, investments, technology, energy, commodities, government, consulting, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, law, the arts, and sports. An enterprise level 75+ million contact database, backed by 130+ persona-based data points, provides micro-targeting of niche buyer demographics by geography, and active interest. Your property listing distribution extends to Coldwell Banker's 400,000+ real estate professionals and an active database of more than 2 million licensed brokers and agents.

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NONMLS.com

Only available through Wilen and the Minnesota Team, NONMLS.com is the original exclusive off-market property syndicate, built to provide opportunity and value while positioning a property exclusively to a select audience where buyer preferences align. What started as an idea on a whiteboard now operates as a fully integrated marketing option, offering a structured alternative to the traditional MLS. A 3-Phase Marketing Strategy orchestrates the perfect launch: The exclusive NONMLS period tests pricing and gathers feedback without accumulating public days on market, flowing into a Coming Soon campaign that builds buzz and anticipation. By the Full Public Launch on MLS, your property enters the market with established demand and maximum visibility, positioned to secure the best possible price in the shortest time. This approach eliminates unnecessary days on market, missed buyer inquiries from third-party sites that block direct agent contact, keeps pricing controlled, and prevents reciprocity portals from attaching inaccurate, unrepresentative information to your listing.

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Social & Press

Every tailored marketing campaign, regardless of the medium by which it's presented, is built to extend your property's reach, amplify exposure, and connect with a broader audience. Press and media mentions, and a strategic PR plan, are part and parcel to a successful marketing plan. Pairing high-quality listing presentation materials with deep media relationships, have allowed the Minnesota Team to secure 250 property features. With the drastic increase in buyers engaging via social media, selling your property most effectively demands working with the brand that leads the way in the real estate content genre. With over 600,000 followers across social platforms, Wilen and the Minnesota Team turn strategic storytelling and compelling visual content into targeted distribution that drives real property engagement.

Architectural Digest
Artful Living
Bench and Bar
CNBC
Facebook
Fox
Fox 9
Global Luxury
HGTV
Homes
Houzz
Instagram
Linkedin
Mansion Global
Minneapolis Business Journal
MinneapolisSaintPaulMagazine
Netflix
New York Times
Northstar
Parade of Homes
Pioneer Press
Realtor
Robb Report
StarTribune
Trulia
Twin Cities Business
Usa Today
Vimeo
Wall Street Journal
X
Yandex
Youtube
Zillow
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Touchpoints

Today, real estate lives online, introduced to a buying audience through touchpoints — crucial interactions between your property and potential buyers. Using a data-driven approach, the Minnesota Team strategically syndicates your property listing across a proprietary network of touchpoints, enhancing audience interaction and significantly boosting your property's visibility. Techniques include multi-touch attribution models to fine-tune strategies, precise buyer tracking, robust email campaigns powered by Amazon Web Services, and unified user behavior tracking across devices. Within just 72 hours of listing, your property will return over 10,000 Google search results. Over 1,300 Wilen proprietary digital assets contribute to the massive reach we provide sellers, several of which are noted below.

1MW.COM
BLAINEHOUSES.COM
BLOOMINGTONTOWHOMES.COM
BURNSVILLEHOUSES.COM
BUYERWAREHOUSE.COM
CHANHASSENHOUSES.COM
DEEPHAVENHOMES.COM
EDINAHOUSES.COM
GOLDENVALLEYHOUSES.COM
ILLINOISTEAM.COM
LAKEMINNETONKAGROUP.COM
LAKEMINNETONKAHOUSES.COM
LAKEMINNETONKARENTALS.COM
LAKEMINNETONKATEAM.COM
LAKEMINNETONKATOWNHOMES.COM
LAKEVILLEHOUSES.COM
MAPLEPLAINREALESTATE.COM
MINNEAPOLISNORTHLOOP.COM
MINNESOTAFORECLOSURES.COM
MINNESOTAhomesrealestate.com
minnesotarealestatelistings.com
MINNESOTAREO.COM
MINNESOTATEAM.COM
MINNETRISTAHOMES.COM
mnhomesrealestate.com
mnrealestatelistings.com
NONMLS.COM
propertylistingoffice.com
realestatehedge.com
RICHFIELDHOUSES.COM
SAINTANTHONYHOMES.COM
SAINTLOUISPARKHOUSES.COM
SHAKOPEEHOUSES.COM
SPRINGLAKEPARKHOMES.COM
THENONMLS.COM
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Pricing

Every pricing recommendation is developed specifically for your property, your objectives, prevailing market conditions, and the competitive landscape. Automated valuation models that rely on specific property attributes to determine value are akin to using the Dow Jones Industrial Average to price an individual stock within a portfolio — no consideration of the unique characteristics, market dynamics, buyer behavior, timing, or competitive positioning that ultimately determine what a property's value. Mike Wilen has completed more than 10,000 valuations for financial institutions, and developed a proprietary valuation method used to analyze loss severity percentage on loan portfolios. This experience offers a level of pricing advisory that extends well beyond traditional estimates, providing sellers with unique insights, and confidence when establishing list price.

Land

Whether marketing undeveloped acreage, farmland, recreational land, infill parcels, development sites, or environmentally sensitive property, the Minnesota Team evaluates every asset through the lens of its highest and best use. Each property is analyzed for its physical characteristics, zoning, land use, utility availability, access, entitlement opportunities, development potential, and current market conditions. That analysis forms the foundation of a strategic marketing approach designed to position the property effectively, communicate its full potential, and connect it with the most qualified buyers.

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Builders & Developers

If you're building or developing it, the Minnesota Team has the tech, clarity, creativity, and talent to sell it. From early-stage branding and market research to pre-sales strategy, launch campaigns, and final sellout, we integrate every piece into one cohesive platform. Site plans become narratives, renderings become digital experiences, and marketing becomes measurable momentum in your favor. Marketing elements include custom branding, photography, videography, digital content, geo-targeted advertising, search engine optimization, custom websites, sales collateral, and lead generation. Marketing initiatives often begin three to six months before public presentation, creating early visibility and interest.

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REO

Minnesota Team has assisted more than 50 local, national, and global lenders with the valuation, management, and disposition of REO assets throughout Minnesota. These relationships span banks, credit unions, mortgage servicers, government-sponsored enterprises, hedge funds, and institutional asset managers, supported by extensive experience in portfolio loss severity analysis, eviction management, and broker price opinions. Mike Wilen's approach to REO has also been shaped by his father's tenure with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, fostering a practical understanding of the legal, operational, and logistical complexities involved in managing distressed real estate. The result is an efficient, accountable process focused on protecting asset value and achieving timely dispositions.

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Contact

Boutique, high-touch service, agency-level marketing, strategic pricing, premium presentation, thoughtful strategy, demand creation, exceptional real estate experiences — it's all here. Connect with us 24/7 by call, text, or email.

Minnesota Team
Mike Wilen Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Realty
612-400-9000
[email protected]