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Brian Wagner
Coldwell Banker Realty · Saint Paul, MN
Updated July 2026
Editorial evaluation
8.3/ 10
Very good
Strong public evidence, with limitations still worth reviewing
Evidence confidence
Low10/100
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
Brian Wagner is a Coldwell Banker Realty agent working out of the Crocus Hill office on Grand Avenue, licensed in Minnesota since 2007 after an earlier career in higher education administration. His stated practice centers on Saint Paul's Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, and Crocus Hill neighborhoods, with first-time buyers and foreclosure transactions named as specialties. No aggregated review count or sales-volume figure is publicly posted for him, so his standing rests more on neighborhood ties than on documented numbers.
Pros
- ✓Nineteen years licensed in Minnesota with a stated focus narrowed to a handful of adjoining Saint Paul neighborhoods rather than the whole metro
- ✓Holds community positions -- co-chair of the Future is Grand Task Force and events-committee chair for the Grand Avenue Business Association -- that put him in regular contact with the same blocks he sells in
- ✓Named specialty in first-time buyers and foreclosure transactions, a niche fit for buyers who aren't shopping the luxury tier
Cons
- ✗No aggregated review count or star rating turned up on Zillow or Yelp during research, so client volume and satisfaction can't be sized independently
- ✗The one active listing found at research time was a $205,000 Burnsville townhome, outside his stated Saint Paul focus, making current transaction pace hard to read
- ✗Operates solo rather than with a team, so there is less pooled sales-volume data than team-backed competitors serving the same neighborhoods
Profile evidence audit
0 of 5 evidence areas have exact citations
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.
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Identity & credentials
GapProfessional identity, brokerage, office, license or team roster.
0 supporting sources
Public reviews
GapA dated public rating, review count or review-platform snapshot.
0 supporting sources
Transaction activity
GapSales, listings, transactions, volume, price range or closing activity.
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Market & specialty focus
GapService areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
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Experience & recognition
GapExperience, tenure, designations, awards or professional recognition.
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- Official records
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- Independent platforms
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- First-party sources
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Consumer decision guide
Turn this profile into a better interview
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.
Published fit signals
0/5 evidence areas cited
- Published service-area signal
- Saint Paul, Roseville, Woodbury +3 more
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- Published specialty signal
- First-Time Buyers, Relocation
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published working model
- Solo agent profile
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- Published price context
- $180K–$650K
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Ask in the first interview
- 1
What is your current Minnesota license number and employing brokerage, and where can I verify both?
Confirms current identity and affiliation using the state record rather than a directory claim.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 2
Which public review profiles best represent your recent work, and how many reviews were added in the last 12 months?
Separates current, attributable feedback from an undated lifetime aggregate.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 3
How many transactions did you personally close in Saint Paul and the $180K–$650K range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Targets an uncited evidence area
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Which neighborhoods in Saint Paul 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.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 5
If you are unavailable, who covers showings, negotiations and urgent contract deadlines?
Clarifies backup coverage without assuming a solo practice means one-person service at all times.
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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.
Agent overview
Wagner spent more than two decades in higher education administration before becoming a licensed Minnesota Realtor in 2007. He holds a B.A. in creative and performing arts from Grand View University and an M.Ed. in higher education administration from South Dakota State University, and has continued toward a doctorate in the same field. He works as an individual sales associate out of Coldwell Banker Realty's Crocus Hill office at 821 Grand Ave in Saint Paul.
His stated market focus is narrow: Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, and Crocus Hill, with Cathedral Hill, Lowertown, and Highland Park mentioned on some profile pages. He describes himself as a first-time buyer and foreclosure-process specialist rather than a high-volume listing agent, and holds community roles on Grand Avenue -- co-chair of the Future is Grand Task Force (a joint effort of the Summit Hill Association, the Macalester Groveland Community Council, and the Grand Avenue Business Association) and chair of that business association's events committee -- that tie him to the same neighborhoods on a non-transactional basis.
Core specialties
First-time buyers
Profile copy across his own site and his brokerage page repeatedly centers on buyer education and comparative market analysis rather than high-volume listing work.
Foreclosure transactions
Lists foreclosure-process experience as a specialty, consistent with entering the business in 2007 at the start of the housing downturn.
Commission & fees
Rate is not published; commission is negotiated per listing, as is standard for Coldwell Banker Realty agents.
Who this agent is for
First-time buyers in Mac-Groveland, Summit Hill, or Crocus Hill
His stated specialty and neighborhood focus line up directly with this buyer profile.
Sellers who want a locally embedded agent
His unpaid community-board involvement on Grand Avenue gives him standing familiarity with the immediate blocks, useful in pricing and staging conversations specific to that corridor.
Not for
Buyers or sellers wanting a high-volume, team-backed operation with a large public review base -- that documentation isn't available for him.
Verdict
Wagner is a reasonable option for a first-time buyer or seller specifically inside Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, or Crocus Hill who values an agent with real, non-transactional roots in those blocks. Without a public review count or sales-volume figure, his overall track record is harder to size up than better-documented competitors in the same market.
Editorial score: 8.3 / 10 · Very good · Evidence confidence: low (10/100)
Ranking disclosure
Why this ranking appears in this order
This profile evaluates Brian Wagner 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.
- Ranking formula
- Local knowledge 25% + client reviews 25% + market expertise 20% + communication 15% + specialization fit 15%.
- Time period
- Evidence reviewed through July 2026. Review totals are snapshots; career claims may cover longer periods and must state that context.
- Objective vs. editorial
- The weighted calculation is deterministic after the inputs are assigned. Selecting evidence and assigning each dimension score require editorial judgment.
- Commercial independence
- Agents cannot purchase inclusion, a score, numbered position, or favorable verdict. Any sponsorship must appear outside the editorial ranking.
- Transaction-data boundary
- This edition does not use a private MLS feed or a standardized file of verified 2025 closings. Sales volume, homes sold, sale-to-list ratio, and days on market are not assumed when attributable evidence is unavailable.
- Independent corroboration
- Government records control licensing facts. Brokerage, agent, review-platform, award, and production claims are kept distinct; agreement across sources raises confidence but does not erase source limitations.
Evidence captured for this profile
- Minnesota license record
- No license number is stored in this profile; use the state lookup for current status.
- Public review aggregate
- No review aggregate is recorded; missing data is not treated as zero.
- Professional first-party source
- wagnerbrian.com is linked for direct review of the agent's current public claims.
Exact field-level source URLs are not yet available for every narrative claim. Until they are, production and award statements should be treated as attributed public claims—not as independently audited MLS facts.
Areas served
Saint PaulRosevilleWoodburyWhite Bear LakeEaganShoreview
Common questions about Brian Wagner
What neighborhoods does Brian Wagner focus on?
Public profiles consistently name Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, and Crocus Hill in Saint Paul; some also list Cathedral Hill, Lowertown, and Highland Park.
Does he work solo or as part of a team?
He is listed as an individual sales associate at Coldwell Banker Realty's Crocus Hill office, not as the head of a named team.