Contact Katie Fears & Jim Leicht
Talk With Experienced West Metro REALTORS®
Katie Fears and Jim Leicht are top-producing Minnesota REALTORS® with Edina Realty, specializing in Edina, MN, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and the West Metro of the Twin Cities.
Together, Katie and Jim bring more than 15 years of combined real estate experience and over $100 million in closed sales. They help homeowners determine what their property is worth, prepare and market homes for sale, compare offers, purchase their next home, and coordinate selling and buying at the same time.
When you contact the Leicht Fears Group, you communicate directly with Katie and Jim. Your questions and transaction will not be handed to rotating team members.
How Can Katie and Jim Help You?
Are You Thinking About Selling?
Katie and Jim can help you understand what your home may be worth, which improvements may be worthwhile, how the property should be prepared and marketed, and how a sale could coordinate with your next move.
Link to: Sell Your West Metro Home →
Link to: Request a Home Value Review →
Are You Looking for a Home?
Katie and Jim help buyers compare cities, neighborhoods, property values, home condition, renovation potential, and offer terms throughout the West Metro.
Link to: Buying a Home in the West Metro →
Link to: Search Available Homes →
Do You Need to Sell and Buy?
Katie develops the pricing, preparation, marketing, and home-search strategy. Jim helps coordinate contracts, inspections, contingencies, deadlines, and transaction details. Together, they create one connected plan for both transactions.
Link to: Selling and Buying a Home at the Same Time →
Why Contact the Leicht Fears Group?
Katie and Jim are Edina Realty Diamond Award recipients, 2026 FastExpert Top Agent Award recipients, and members of Edina Realty’s Exceptional Properties division. Katie was also named a 2026 RealTrends Verified Best Real Estate Agent in Minnesota after closing nearly $10 million in sales volume in 2025.
Katie and Jim have earned consistent 5-star client reviews on Google and Zillow for their local market knowledge, responsive communication, honest guidance, property insight, and skilled negotiation.
“We always felt that Jim and Katie had our best interest in mind.”
Link to: Google 5-star Reviews or Zillow client review
Link to: Read all Katie and Jim client reviews →
Link to: Meet Katie Fears →
Link to: Meet Jim Leicht →
Link to: Awards and Proven Results →