Michael Ballantyne Commercial Land and Investment Specialist



Experience

Michael Ballantyne has 20 years of experience specializing in land acquisition and disposition as well as investment brokerage. Since
2005, Michael has completed transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $185 million and comprising over 4,000 acres of
land throughout Southwest Idaho. Michael serves as the Managing Partner of Thornton Oliver Keller. In this role, he collaborates
with the company’s leadership team, offers insight and direction in business organization, planning, personnel management and
corporate vision. Under Michael’s leadership the company has weathered some of the most difficult days in the real estate industry
as well as some of the best. Through it all, Michael’s steady presence, his insightful ideas and his commitment to doing the right
thing have been cornerstones of the company’s growth and maturation.

Michael’s knowledge of the local real estate market has proven invaluable to his many clients. In addition, he has done site selection
throughout the western United States. A short list of customers and clients includes: Allstate Insurance Company, The Athlete’s Foot,
Bridgestone/Firestone, Costco Wholesale, Tates Rents, Inc., Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Prestige Care, Inc., Regence BlueShield
of Idaho, The Wolff Companies, Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Kindred Healthcare,
and the Boise School District.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and Spanish from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He also
attended the Universidad de Alicante in Spain.

 
Professional and Community Activities

Michael holds the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member designation (CCIM). As a CCIM he joins the ranks of those,
who through their education and experience, are considered the elite of the commercial real estate industry. Only 15,000 commercial
real estate professionals world wide hold the CCIM designation, which reflects the calibre of the program and why it is one of the
most coveted and respected designations in the industry. He is a Graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI) and is a member of the
Ada County, Idaho, and National Association of Realtors. Michael is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers
(ICSC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the Realtors Land Institute (RLI).

Michael is active in the community with such organizations as Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, 4-H, Capital City Kiwanis, and the
March of Dimes. Michael currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Ada County. Michael is also Co-Chairman of the Boise Valley Economic Partnership and is a member of Young President’s
Organization (YPO). In 2001, Michael was recognized as one of Idaho’s “Accomplished Under Forty” by the Idaho Business Review.

 
Family, Hobbies, and Interests

Michael’s hobbies include flying, wake boarding and ice hockey. He lives in Eagle with his wife Brenda and daughters Sara and Emma.