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Editorial evaluation
7.3/ 10
Good
Solid choice, some limitations
Evidence confidence
Low10/100
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
A solo Coldwell Banker agent with confirmed transactions inside Minnetonka and an unusually hands-on read on home condition from a prior career in TV home improvement.
Pros
- ✓Confirmed recent transactions inside Minnetonka itself, not just the surrounding lake region — a sale on March Circle closed at $481,000
- ✓Unusual, verifiable specialty: 11 years hosting the nationally syndicated home-improvement show Hometime
- ✓Backed by Coldwell Banker Realty's brand and marketing infrastructure
- ✓Comfortable in a real, moderate price band (roughly $450,000-$875,000), not exclusively top-end luxury
Cons
- ✗No independently published review count or star rating found on Zillow, Google, or her own sites
- ✗Years of experience specifically as a licensed REALTOR (versus her TV career) isn't published anywhere we could verify
- ✗Solo practitioner — no named team to cover showings or negotiations when she's unavailable
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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exact sources
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.
0 supporting sources
Market & specialty focus
GapService areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
0 supporting sources
Experience & recognition
GapExperience, tenure, designations, awards or professional recognition.
0 supporting sources
- Official records
- 0
- Independent platforms
- 0
- First-party sources
- 0
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
- Minnetonka, Excelsior, Chaska
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published specialty signal
- No specialty category assigned
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published working model
- Solo agent profile
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
- Published price context
- $450K–$875K
- No exact citation covers this evidence area yet; verify it directly.
A citation supports only the claims named in the source register. It does not validate every signal shown in the same evidence area.
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 Minnetonka and the $450K–$875K range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Targets an uncited evidence area
- 4
Which neighborhoods in Minnetonka 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.
- 6
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
Miriam Johnson works out of Coldwell Banker Realty's Minnetonka-area office, with confirmed recent listings and sales inside the city itself. Before real estate, she spent 11 years as a host on the nationally syndicated PBS show Hometime, a background she brings to reading a home's construction and condition.
Core specialties
Hands-on home condition read
11 years hosting the home-improvement show Hometime gives her a practical, contractor-adjacent view of a house's construction and condition.
Minnetonka-area residential
Works out of Coldwell Banker's Minnetonka office with confirmed recent sales inside the city, plus nearby Excelsior and Chaska.
Commission & fees
Not publicly listed; typically negotiable
Who this agent is for
Buyers who want a contractor's eye
Buyers worried about hidden home-condition issues may value an agent with genuine construction/renovation media experience.
Sellers in the $450,000-$875,000 range
Her confirmed recent transactions cluster here, matching a typical Minnetonka move-up sale.
Not for
Buyers hunting ultra-luxury lakefront estates may be better served by an agent whose track record is built specifically around that segment.
Verdict
A solo Coldwell Banker agent with a genuinely distinctive edge and real, confirmed transactions inside Minnetonka — worth a call for a typical Minnetonka home sale, though her review history isn't documented anywhere we could find.
Editorial score: 7.3 / 10 · Good · Evidence confidence: low (10/100)
Ranking disclosure
Why this ranking appears in this order
This profile evaluates Miriam Johnson 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
- Miriam Johnson - Coldwell Banker 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
Common questions about Miriam Johnson
Has Miriam Johnson actually sold homes in Minnetonka, or just nearby?
Yes — public listing records show a Minnetonka sale on March Circle that closed at $481,000, plus other Minnetonka-area listings, in addition to nearby Excelsior and Chaska.
What's the 'Hometime' background about?
Before real estate, she spent 11 years as a host on Hometime, the nationally syndicated PBS home-improvement show, which she cites as the source of her practical knowledge of home systems and construction.
Does she work solo or with a team?
Solo — her Coldwell Banker profile lists her as an individual agent, not part of a named team.