
Mike Van Cleve
Realtor® & Team Leader
A little bit about me...
A few highlights about my background...
- Graduated from the University of Illinois in 2002 with a Bachelors in Architecture
- Spent nearly six years living in Chicago practicing architecture, specializing in accessible design and consulting in the Americans with Disabilities and Fair Housing Act. Consulting clients including small business to Fortune 500 companies, Architects, and some of the nation's largest residential developers on compliance with accessible design and guidelines.
- Relocated to Peoria, IL in 2007, continuing to practice architecture focusing on healthcare, education, and accessible design.
- In 2011, transitioned into a career in residential construction and then obtaining his real estate license the following year.
- Nominated for Peoria Area Association of Realtors Rookie of the Year in 2012
- Named 2015 Distinguished Member for Community Service by the Peoria Area Association of Realtors
- In the top 10% of agents in the Greater Peoria Area for sales volume.
I am active in the community coaching youth wheelchair basketball with the Peoria Wildcats alongside his wife Katie, as Chair of Advocates for Access Board of Directors, previously served as Chair and Vice Chair of the City of Peoria Mayor's Advisory Committee for Citizens with Disabilities, and numerous other Boards and volunteering endeavors. Together Katie and I have a ten-year-old daughter Maeve, and we live in a warehouse to home conversion near Bradley in Peoria, IL.
What my clients say!
"Mike is extremely service oriented and full of integrity. We are relocating from overseas and we had
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Read More one week to find a home. Mike devoted the entire week to us and helped with the entire process, even scheduling all of our school visits. Mike completely took care of us and we would highly recommend him."
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Chad & Amy
"Mike was absolutely wonderful to work with! He was helpful, responsive, complete and thorough!!"

Adam and Marie
"After numerous disappointing consults with other realtors in Peoria, Mike was a breath of fresh air.
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Read More From Day 1, he remained in constant contact with my family and educated us through every step of our search for two homes simultaneously. Two homes, two families and multiple personalities. Mike was able to meet each one of us where we were and provided results much sooner than any of us could have anticipated. He treated my family as though we were part of his. Mike is personable, genuine, and knows his field well. Professional"
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Tanya Tanguay
"The experience was great. Mike was very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. He ended up showi
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Read More ng us quite a few homes short of a year long. Eventually we came across our perfect home. It being a foreclosure, we were not sure of how the process would be, but it went very smooth. When we needed something from Mike, he responded quickly."
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Matt & Danielle
"Mike was very helpful and prompt about returning our phone call or e-mail. He worked very hard to ge
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Read More t answers for us as we looked at homes to purchase. We enjoyed working with him and would like to use his talents in the future! Mike was very friendly and knowledgeable about surrounding areas. We liked that we could express our opinion to him and he also would voice his own opinion. This process was more like building a friendship then just selling/buying a house."
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Mark & Marie
"We were privileged to work with Mike Van Cleve during the process of our first home purchase. He was
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Read More very flexible with his schedule and was able to show us homes in the evenings, rain or shine (a couple of times we were out there in pretty snowy weather). He was able to meet us in our home, which made life much easier for us with twin babies. He often stayed later in the night to advise us about the home buying process. He's very knowledgeable. If he didn't know something, he would contact the right source and find out quickly. He stayed on top of tasks and was available at any time to answer additional questions or concerns. He updated us frequently, even when things were status quo. We really appreciated his sound advice. At times when realtors often push buyers to go above their price range, Mike listened carefully to what we wanted and got us something within our price range. Overall, he made the process quite easy by staying on top of every step in a very expedient manner, always being available and flexible, being knowledgeable and using all his connections and sources to answer any questions he didn't have the answer to, being open and honest with us, and getting us exactly what we were looking for without sacrificing our budget. He also went above and beyond by being a generally kind and pleasant guy who was nice to our kids and baked us amazingly delicious cookies on a couple occasions, for no other reason than to show us he appreciated us trusting him with our business. After we closed on our house, he even gave us a complimentary gift of lawn care, which came in very hand. We also called him with a question and he went out of his way to contact someone for us, even though technically, the process was done, and he really wasn't obligated to do any more for us. That's what makes him special though. He's a very thoughtful, kind, knowledgeable, and honest businessman, and I would highly recommend him to anyone, as well as use his services again in the future."
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Santhosh & Mirian
"After numerous disappointing consults with other realtors in Peoria, Mike was a breath of fresh air.
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Read More From Day 1, he remained in constant contact with my family and educated us through every step of our search for two homes simultaneously. Two homes, two families and multiple personalities. Mike was able to meet each one of us where we were and provided results much sooner than any of us could have anticipated. He treated my family as though we were part of his. Mike is personable, genuine, and knows his field well. Professional"
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Tanya
"Mike was very prompt on returning my calls, emails, and texts. If I would have had a random thought
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Read More at 2am and sent him a text, I bet he would have replied within 5 or 10 minutes. I wouldn't suggest it though! Mike did not force us into selling or buying a house. He looked out for the best interest of his clients. He was very thorough on explaining things. With his architectural background, he was able to provide insight on structural questions or ideas that we had. Mike always had a smile on his face, even after we had scheduled and rescheduled and rescheduled appointments all on the same day. Oh yea, not to forget, Mike makes THE best cookies...ever! We might have to call him up every now and then to make sure his cookies are still tasty."
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Jeff & Rebecca
"Mike is extremely service oriented and full of integrity. We are relocating from overseas and we had
…
Read More one week to find a home. Mike devoted the entire week to us and helped with the entire process, even scheduling all of our school visits. Mike completely took care of us and we would highly recommend him."
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Chad & Amy
"Mike was absolutely wonderful to work with! He was helpful, responsive, complete and thorough!!"

Adam and Marie
"After numerous disappointing consults with other realtors in Peoria, Mike was a breath of fresh air.
…
Read More From Day 1, he remained in constant contact with my family and educated us through every step of our search for two homes simultaneously. Two homes, two families and multiple personalities. Mike was able to meet each one of us where we were and provided results much sooner than any of us could have anticipated. He treated my family as though we were part of his. Mike is personable, genuine, and knows his field well. Professional"
Read Less

Tanya Tanguay
"The experience was great. Mike was very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. He ended up showi
…
Read More ng us quite a few homes short of a year long. Eventually we came across our perfect home. It being a foreclosure, we were not sure of how the process would be, but it went very smooth. When we needed something from Mike, he responded quickly."
Read Less

Matt & Danielle
"Mike was very helpful and prompt about returning our phone call or e-mail. He worked very hard to ge
…
Read More t answers for us as we looked at homes to purchase. We enjoyed working with him and would like to use his talents in the future! Mike was very friendly and knowledgeable about surrounding areas. We liked that we could express our opinion to him and he also would voice his own opinion. This process was more like building a friendship then just selling/buying a house."
Read Less

Mark & Marie
"We were privileged to work with Mike Van Cleve during the process of our first home purchase. He was
…
Read More very flexible with his schedule and was able to show us homes in the evenings, rain or shine (a couple of times we were out there in pretty snowy weather). He was able to meet us in our home, which made life much easier for us with twin babies. He often stayed later in the night to advise us about the home buying process. He's very knowledgeable. If he didn't know something, he would contact the right source and find out quickly. He stayed on top of tasks and was available at any time to answer additional questions or concerns. He updated us frequently, even when things were status quo. We really appreciated his sound advice. At times when realtors often push buyers to go above their price range, Mike listened carefully to what we wanted and got us something within our price range. Overall, he made the process quite easy by staying on top of every step in a very expedient manner, always being available and flexible, being knowledgeable and using all his connections and sources to answer any questions he didn't have the answer to, being open and honest with us, and getting us exactly what we were looking for without sacrificing our budget. He also went above and beyond by being a generally kind and pleasant guy who was nice to our kids and baked us amazingly delicious cookies on a couple occasions, for no other reason than to show us he appreciated us trusting him with our business. After we closed on our house, he even gave us a complimentary gift of lawn care, which came in very hand. We also called him with a question and he went out of his way to contact someone for us, even though technically, the process was done, and he really wasn't obligated to do any more for us. That's what makes him special though. He's a very thoughtful, kind, knowledgeable, and honest businessman, and I would highly recommend him to anyone, as well as use his services again in the future."
Read Less

Santhosh & Mirian
"After numerous disappointing consults with other realtors in Peoria, Mike was a breath of fresh air.
…
Read More From Day 1, he remained in constant contact with my family and educated us through every step of our search for two homes simultaneously. Two homes, two families and multiple personalities. Mike was able to meet each one of us where we were and provided results much sooner than any of us could have anticipated. He treated my family as though we were part of his. Mike is personable, genuine, and knows his field well. Professional"
Read Less

Tanya
"Mike was very prompt on returning my calls, emails, and texts. If I would have had a random thought
…
Read More at 2am and sent him a text, I bet he would have replied within 5 or 10 minutes. I wouldn't suggest it though! Mike did not force us into selling or buying a house. He looked out for the best interest of his clients. He was very thorough on explaining things. With his architectural background, he was able to provide insight on structural questions or ideas that we had. Mike always had a smile on his face, even after we had scheduled and rescheduled and rescheduled appointments all on the same day. Oh yea, not to forget, Mike makes THE best cookies...ever! We might have to call him up every now and then to make sure his cookies are still tasty."
Read Less

Jeff & Rebecca
"Mike is extremely service oriented and full of integrity. We are relocating from overseas and we had
…
Read More one week to find a home. Mike devoted the entire week to us and helped with the entire process, even scheduling all of our school visits. Mike completely took care of us and we would highly recommend him."
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Chad & Amy