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Pemberton Real Estate (The Advisory Realty Group) · St. Louis Park, MN
Updated July 2026
Editorial evaluation
Very good
Strong public evidence, with limitations still worth reviewing
Evidence confidence
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
AJ Pettersen leads The Advisory Realty Group, now part of Pemberton Real Estate following a January 2026 merger. Zillow displayed 791 team reviews at 5.0 and 514 team sales in the trailing 12 months; those figures describe the 38-member team, not AJ's individual production. Pemberton identifies AJ as its Hopkins office leader, while Zillow lists Saint Louis Park among the team's service areas.
Profile evidence audit
This measures what Minnesota Top Agents can trace to a dated URL. It does not measure the agent's quality, and an uncited area is a documentation gap—not proof that the underlying fact is false.
3
exact sources
Latest check July 2026
Professional identity, brokerage, office, license or team roster.
3 supporting sources
A dated public rating, review count or review-platform snapshot.
1 supporting source
Sales, listings, transactions, volume, price range or closing activity.
1 supporting source
Service areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
2 supporting sources
Experience, tenure, designations, awards or professional recognition.
0 supporting sources
Consumer decision guide
These are profile signals and verification prompts—not performance guarantees. Use them to compare the same facts across two or three candidates before signing an agreement.
4/5 evidence areas cited
A citation supports only the claims named in the source register. It does not validate every signal shown in the same evidence area.
Which experience, designation or award claims are current, and which issuing source can verify each one?
Makes tenure and recognition claims independently checkable.
Targets an uncited evidence area
How many transactions did you personally close in St. Louis Park and the $51K–$2.6M range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Which neighborhoods in St. Louis Park have you worked in most recently, and what local issue materially affected a deal?
Tests current, specific market knowledge instead of relying on a broad service-area label.
Who will handle showings, negotiations and updates day to day, and when will I work directly with the named agent?
Clarifies which team member is accountable for each stage of the transaction.
Will you provide a written, itemized explanation of compensation, services, cancellation terms and any additional costs before I sign?
Commission and services are negotiable; a written proposal makes candidates easier to compare.
AJ Pettersen founded The Advisory Realty Group in 2017. RISMedia reported that the team merged with Pemberton Real Estate in January 2026, replacing the earlier eXp Realty affiliation shown in this profile. Pemberton now identifies AJ as its Hopkins office leader and calls that office the home of The Advisory Realty Group.
Zillow displayed 791 team reviews at 5.0, 514 team sales in the trailing 12 months and 3,001 total team sales when reviewed. Zillow explicitly states that its reviews and sales represent all team members. The platform lists Saint Louis Park as a service area, but its displayed office address is in Edina; neither source supports the earlier claim that the team is currently headquartered in Saint Louis Park.
Zillow lists Saint Louis Park among the team's service areas and includes recent team review activity tied to the city. That supports service coverage, not an exclusive Saint Louis Park headquarters claim.
Client feedback specifically credits the team with patience and thorough question-answering for first-time buyers.
Not publicly listed; typically negotiable
Zillow explicitly lists Saint Louis Park as a service area, but current sources do not establish a Saint Louis Park headquarters.
Zillow's team review stream includes first-time-buyer experiences, but consumers should confirm which Advisory team member would provide day-to-day representation.
Clients who specifically want AJ Pettersen himself on every showing and call rather than a member of his team.
A large, well-documented metro team that explicitly serves Saint Louis Park. Confirm the assigned agent and office because AJ's current public location signals point to Hopkins and Edina rather than a Saint Louis Park headquarters.
Editorial score: 8.2 / 10 · Very good · Evidence confidence: high (96/100)
Ranking disclosure
This profile evaluates AJ Pettersen against other researched agents using the same scoring model; it is not a statewide MLS production ranking. The displayed order follows the published five-factor score. The math is fixed; the five input scores are editorial evaluations of the public evidence available through July 2026.
Pemberton Real Estate · observed July 2026
AJ Pettersen professional identity and office-leader role · Pemberton Real Estate brokerage affiliation · The Advisory Realty Group team identity · Hopkins office location
first party claim
Zillow · observed July 2026
public team reviews: 791 at 5.0 · team transaction activity: 514 sales in the trailing 12 months and 3,001 total recorded sales · team recorded price range: $51,000 to $2.6 million · Saint Louis Park service area and 38-member team structure · Pemberton Real Estate affiliation
independent platform
RISMedia · observed July 2026
January 2026 Pemberton Real Estate and Advisory Realty Group merger · AJ Pettersen leadership identity · departure from the earlier eXp Realty affiliation
independent platform
This is partial field-level provenance. The linked records support only the fields listed beside each source; other narrative claims remain attributed public-profile claims unless separately documented.
The evidence supports Saint Louis Park as a team service area, not a current headquarters. Pemberton identifies AJ as its Hopkins office leader, while Zillow displays an Edina address.
Possibly not directly — The Advisory Realty Group is a multi-agent team, so day-to-day representation may come from another licensed agent on his team.
He played baseball at the University of Minnesota and turned pro before retiring in 2014 to start his real estate career, per his team's own bio.