Michael Weiss

Mike loves to match people and houses. Mike is an honest, genuine, sincere, trustworthy, competitive, hard-working, fun, and analytical person. He works hard for his clients. Mike’s mission is to help people achieve their goals in the most efficient and enjoyable manner and to create raving fans. He is in his 4th year as a REALTOR®. He’s earned and holds the SRES® and ABR® designations, and is currently working toward his CRS® and GRI® certifications. He earned his Undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (GO BADGERS!) and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management (GO GOPHERS!). Mike is currently on the MNAR Strategic Thinking Committee. Mike has done contract review and price negotiation for over 25 years for thousands of transactions with over $750 million in total value. He was in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry as a global specialist and worked with almost every company in the Twin Cities area, including Target, 3M, Honeywell, Medtronic, United Health Group, Best Buy, Lifetime Fitness and others. He has designed, developed and implemented several first of kind insurance policies and programs including the first US owned hotel in Moscow, a missile disarmament water-saw in Ukraine, a phone center for US troops in Saudi Arabia/Kuwait, a luxury resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and a multi-line insurance policy which incorporated foreign currency fluctuation as an insurable risk. Mike has saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced transaction and operational costs. Mike loves to be involved in his community. He has coached youth sports for eight years. Mike was a member of Edina Park Board for five years, as well as youth sports boards. He actively supports the United Way, he has done volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity and Bridging, and he contributes to many other organizations including the Coldwell Burnet Banker Foundation.