About Tim Ornell

Tim Ornell is the founder of Ornell Group Real Estate and a member of Real Broker’s Luxury Division, a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. He focuses exclusively on waterfront and upper-tier homes across the northern Twin Cities lake markets, operating within a segment where positioning, preparation, and negotiation precision directly influence seven-figure outcomes.

With more than 15 years in the real estate industry and over a decade as a licensed Realtor, Tim has built Ornell Group around disciplined lake-specific advisory and direct involvement. Waterfront property behaves differently. Shoreline exposure, water clarity, dock depth, privacy buffers, and long-term redevelopment ceilings must be evaluated before pricing is ever discussed.

His business is structured around momentum and scale. The current objective is clear: $100M in closed waterfront volume within the next 24 months. That growth is driven by strategic preparation, elite marketing execution, and a consistent pipeline of off-market and pre-market opportunities developed through long-standing local relationships.

After moving his own family onto a northern-suburbs lake, Tim refined his understanding of how buyers evaluate water. Wind patterns. Sunset orientation. Shoreline usability. Corridor identity. Living the lifestyle sharpened how he advises sellers and identifies leverage before a home ever hits the market.
He is known for uncovering off-market opportunities, advising sellers years before launch, and positioning homes to compete at the highest level within their specific shoreline segment. In a tier where small pricing errors can carry six-figure consequences, clients value steady leadership and measured negotiation.
Tim and his wife, Michelle, are raising their three children in the same lake communities he serves. 

Ornell Group operates with a simple belief:

Preparation creates leverage.
Relationships outlast transactions.