Michael is the Managing Director of NAI Legacy, and was formerly a Director with KW Commercial-Minneapolis after over three years as Vice President with Transwestern Minneapolis, where he co-directed the Investment Sales Group (ISG). Mr. Houge has over thirty-one years of experience in user sales and leasing, as well as investment sales. Michael is a specialist in the sale of net-leased investment properties 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges, and CRE business in the Bakken oil market of North Dakota. Mr. Houge has completed over a billion dollars in investment property transactions. Houge has leased over a million square feet as a landlord and tenant representative and is a frequent contributor and author in various trade publications and speaks frequently on panels and conferences on investment sales, marketing, the net-lease industry, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges and North Dakota real estate.

Mr. Houge has also earned the two most prestigious designations in the commercial real estate industry: Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Obtaining both designations is a rare feat, since only approximately 850 of the more than one million REALTORs hold both. Michael has served as the President of the Minnesota Dakotas Chapter of both organizations.

Specialties:

• The Purchase or Sale of Net-Leased Properties and 1031 Exchanges

• Commercial Real Estate Investments

• Energy (Oil Field) Related Real Estate

• Real Estate Technology

• Office Properties

• Retail and Industrial Real Estate

• Land

• Financing

• Property Sales and Acquisitions

• Consulting for Real Estate Projects

• Public Speaking on Related Topics

• Real Estate Marketing

• Branding and Web-Based Initiatives

• Investment Analysis.

Michael Houge's Summary

Michael Houge is the managing Director at NAI Legacy after over four years as a director with KW Commercial-Minneapolis, after contributing for over three years as Vice President with Transwestern Minneapolis, where he co-directed the Investment Sales Group (ISG).

Mr. Houge has over thirty years of experience in user sales and leasing and investment sales. Michael is a specialist in the sale of net-leased investment properties, 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges, and CRE in the Bakken oilfield market of North Dakota. Mr. Houge has completed over a billion dollars in investment property transactions.

Michael has also leased over a million square feet as a landlord and tenant representative and is a frequent contributor and author in various real estate trade publications and speaks frequently on panels and conferences on investment sales, capital markets, marketing, the net-lease industry, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges and North Dakota real estate.

Mr. Houge has also earned the two most prestigious designations in the commercial real estate industry: Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Obtaining both designations is a rare feat, since only approximately 850 of the more than one million REALTORs hold both. Michael has served as the President of the Minnesota Dakotas Chapter of both organizations.

Specialties Include:

• The Purchase or Sale of Net-Leased Properties

• 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges

• Commercial Real Estate Investments

• Energy (Oil Field) Related Real Estate

• Real Estate Technology

• Office Properties

• Retail and Industrial Real Estate

• Land Sales

• Financing

• Property Sales and Acquisitions

• Consulting for Real Estate Projects

• Public Speaking and Presenting on Related Topics

• Real Estate Marketing

• Branding and Web-Based Initiatives

• Investment Analysis

Associations and Memberships (Past and Present):

CCIM, SIOR, NAR, MNCAR, MAR, NAIOP, ICSC, MBA, MSCA, Real Estate Cyber-Society, TICA, RealShare Advisory Board Member, International Real Estate Trade Organization - Board of Experts 2005-2006, Minnesota Real Estate Journal - Editorial Advisory Board, SIOR Professional Report – Editorial Advisory Board, Mendakota Country Club, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the University of Minnesota Alumni Association