About Us

A Team Committed to Your Success

We're committed to building impactful, lasting relationships with investors and clients' and cheering for them when they achieve their real estate goals!

Founded by commercial real estate veterans Chad Behnken and Chris Terry, the firm provides highly personalized attention to each client, expert market knowledge and concept-through-completion involvement in real estate projects.

Core is also distinguished by both founders' extensive backgrounds in banking and finance, which translates to deep knowledge of loan processes and project financing options.

Associates Tyler Cain and Larry McGraw, and Office Manager Sammie Davis round out the Core team, providing exceptional operational and project support.

Our Values

Our Core Values guide our everyday activities and help us set the standard for care and service in real estate partnerships.

Integrity | client focus | collaboration | Empowerment | community

Our Client Testimonials

Core Real Estate Group helped us secure a site for our new Acme Tools store in Rochester. Without their help, we would not have been able to secure such an outstanding building and location. Thank you, Chad, and the team at Core!

Steve Kuhlman

Co-Owner and President of Corporate Operation at Acme Tools

It has truly been a joy working with Core Real Estate Group throughout our construction project and broader commercial real estate needs. The Core team are consummate professionals who partnered with us every step of the way, from the early conceptualization of our new facility, through groundbreaking, and all the way to occupancy. Their expertise, responsiveness, and deep knowledge of the local market made a complex process feel seamless, and I would highly recommend Core Real Estate Group to anyone seeking trusted, high-quality commercial real estate services.

Artyce Thomas

WSSC

Trustworthy, experienced, and incredibly thorough. Communication was excellent from start to finish and I received detailed updates regularly without even asking. I highly recommend CORE with absolute trust that they will meet or exceed expectations.

Nick Pederson

Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer at Sterling State Bank

We had opportunity to work with Chris and his team on a significant multi-family housing project in Clear Lake. We were very impressed with their attention to detail and how smooth the project went from concept to completion. The project is a great addition to the community.

Marc Younge

Executive Vice President, Clear Lake Bank and Trust Company