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Very good
Strong public evidence, with limitations still worth reviewing
Evidence confidence
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
Daniel Gustafson is a Coldwell Banker Realty agent in Wayzata. Minnesota Commerce showed salesperson license 40402029 Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. A separate 2016 Commerce consent order imposed a $5,000 civil penalty, a 30-day suspension, ethics education and mortgage-satisfaction terms; that historical order is not a claim of current suspension.
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.
5
exact sources
Latest check August 2026
Professional identity, brokerage, office, license or team roster.
3 supporting sources
A dated public rating, review count or review-platform snapshot.
3 supporting sources
Sales, listings, transactions, volume, price range or closing activity.
4 supporting sources
Service areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
3 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 Wayzata and the $150K–$3M range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Which neighborhoods in Wayzata 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.
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.
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.
Daniel Gustafson works with Coldwell Banker Realty out of Wayzata and publishes a first-party site that describes confidential moves, estate transitions and lakefront sales and states a $150,000-to-$3 million service range. Those are agent-authored claims, not audited production totals. Zillow provided the independent August 2 snapshot used here: nine sales in the trailing 12 months, 91 total recorded sales, a $250,000-to-$1.8 million sold-price range and one 5.0 review.
Minnesota Commerce PULSE identified Daniel Gilbert Gustafson and showed resident real-estate salesperson license 40402029 as Active through June 30, 2028 when queried August 2, 2026. It lists Burnet Realty LLC as the employer and also flags prior formal administrative action. Recheck the state directory before signing because status can change.
Commerce CARDS returned an August 15, 2016 consent order. The order says the Commissioner alleged that Gustafson breached fiduciary duties, demonstrated incompetence and untrustworthiness, and engaged in fraudulent, dishonest and deceptive practices in a real-estate transaction. Gustafson waived a hearing and agreed to an informal disposition. The final terms required him and his company to satisfy and waive a $50,000 mortgage, pay a $5,000 civil penalty, serve a 30-day license suspension, complete three hours of ethics education and cease violating applicable requirements. Those are the document's historical allegations and final terms—not a claim of a current suspension; PULSE currently shows the license as Active.
His own biography claims lakefront work, while Zillow listed Wayzata, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Excelsior, Deephaven and Orono among seven service areas. That supports a lakefront and west-metro interview focus without claiming an audited transaction count for each community.
His own site says he handles transactions from $150,000 to $3 million and includes lakefront work. Zillow separately displayed a $250K–$1.8M sold-price range. Ask for recent comparable lakefront examples rather than treating either range as a production guarantee.
No agent-specific rate was documented in the reviewed sources. Compensation and services are negotiable; the signed representation or listing agreement controls the amount or formula, triggering events and any client obligation.
Wanting a Wayzata-based Coldwell Banker profile with first-party lakefront positioning and current Zillow activity in Wayzata, Plymouth and Shorewood. Verify recent work matching the exact property and ask who will perform each stage.
Evaluating homes across the first-party $150K–$3M service claim and wanting a direct discussion of recent comparable work. Keep that claim separate from Zillow's $250K–$1.8M recorded sold-price range.
Consumers who require a large public review sample, a standardized individual MLS production record or no prior regulatory history. Zillow showed one review, and Minnesota Commerce publishes a 2016 consent order that should be read alongside the current Active license result.
A possible interview for Wayzata and Lake Minnetonka assignments when the first-party lake positioning and current platform activity fit. Read the 2016 Commerce order, confirm the current license directly and ask for recent comparable work; the older order does not by itself establish a current suspension or predict a transaction outcome.
Editorial score: 8.7 / 10 · Very good · Evidence confidence: high (96/100)
Ranking disclosure
This profile evaluates Daniel Gustafson 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 August 2026.
Minnesota Department of Commerce · observed August 2026
Daniel Gilbert Gustafson identity and Wayzata mailing location · resident real-estate salesperson license 40402029 Active through June 30, 2028 · original issue date October 3, 2014 · Burnet Realty LLC employer record · historical formal-administrative-action flag requiring separate CARDS review · current status snapshot; status can change
official record
Minnesota Department of Commerce · observed August 2026
August 15, 2016 consent order concerning Daniel G Gustafson license 40402029 · Commissioner allegations described in the order; respondent waived a hearing and agreed to informal disposition · final terms requiring satisfaction and waiver of a $50,000 mortgage, a $5,000 civil penalty, a 30-day license suspension, three hours of ethics education and a cease-and-desist provision · 2016 order terms only; current license status is a separate PULSE fact
official record
Coldwell Banker Realty · observed August 2026
current brokerage affiliation · sales-associate identity · license-number claim 40402029 · Wayzata office · contact information
first party claim
Daniel Gustafson / Lake Minnetonka Real Estate · observed August 2026
lakefront-sales first-party claim · stated client and transaction focus · stated $150K–$3M service range
first party claim
Zillow · observed August 2026
one-review aggregate · 5.0 rating snapshot · nine sales in trailing 12 months · 91 total-sales snapshot · $250K–$1.8M sold-price snapshot · seven service areas
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.
His first-party site describes lakefront work, and Zillow listed seven service areas: Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Excelsior, Wayzata, Deephaven and Orono. Verify recent transactions matching the exact community and property type.
The reviewed sources establish a longstanding public presence and current Coldwell Banker affiliation, but they do not provide one consistent independently verified start date. Ask him directly for current tenure details.
Via lakeminnetonkarealestate.com, by phone at (952) 473-1000, or by email at dan.gustafson@cbburnet.com.
PULSE showed salesperson license 40402029 as Active through June 30, 2028 on August 2, 2026. Commerce also publishes an August 2016 consent order that imposed a $5,000 civil penalty, a 30-day suspension, ethics education and mortgage-satisfaction terms. The order is historical; recheck PULSE for current status.
$127K–$1.9M
Joe Houghton operates Minnesota Property Group under RE/MAX Results in Plymouth. Minnesota Commerce showed resident-broker license 40503429 Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. His biography claims 1,600-plus career sales since 2002, while Zillow separately displayed 1,597 team sales, 20 in the prior 12 months and 183 team reviews at a displayed 5.0.
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Ellen DeHaven leads a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury team in Wayzata and held an Active Minnesota resident-salesperson record when checked August 2, 2026. RealTrends reports 9 individual sides and $22.01M for 2025, while Homes.com displayed 82 closed sales and $170.9M over five years. Her $800M career-sales and 300-plus lakeshore-sales figures remain first-party claims, not independently reconciled career totals.
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