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8.5/ 10
Very good
Recommended without reservation
Sonja Zoet has worked the Mankato-area market since 2013, a hometown return after starting her license in Florida and South Carolina. She spent seven years at True Real Estate, Mankato's largest local brokerage by sales volume, before moving her license to Real Broker, LLC in late 2024 while continuing to run her own team, The Zoet Group. Every review platform checked shows a perfect star rating, though aggregator sites disagree sharply on the exact review count, so no single figure here is treated as authoritative.
Pros
- ✓Local since 2013 and a Mankato West High School graduate — thirteen years of continuous transaction history in the same south-central Minnesota market rather than a recent relocation
- ✓Holds an associate broker license, not just a salesperson license, and leads a team she says has mentored more than 20 agents across Southern Minnesota
- ✓Every platform checked (Zillow, Yelp, RealEstateAgents.com, ListWithClever) shows a 5.0 rating, and Zillow lists her in the top 10% of Premier Agents for customer experience
Cons
- ✗Three brokerage changes in 13 years (RE/MAX Dynamic to True Real Estate to Real Broker, LLC in October 2024) is more movement than agents who stay put at one firm
- ✗Operates as a team lead rather than a strict solo agent, so parts of a transaction may be handled by another Zoet Group member rather than Sonja personally
- ✗Public review counts vary widely by aggregator (from roughly a dozen to close to 90), making the size of her actual review base hard to pin down from outside sources
Agent overview
Sonja Zoet is a Mankato-based REALTOR and associate broker who has worked the Southern Minnesota market since 2013, after first getting licensed in Delray Beach, Florida and Fort Mill, South Carolina. She is a graduate of Mankato West High School, Bethany Lutheran College, St. Olaf College (BA, Studio Art/Asian Studies), and Minnesota State University-Mankato (MS, Multidisciplinary Studies/Higher Education Administration).
She spent 2017 to 2024 as a REALTOR and broker associate with True Real Estate, the brokerage with the largest share of Mankato-area sales, where she also founded The Zoet Group. In October 2024 she moved her license to Real Broker, LLC, a national cloud brokerage, while keeping The Zoet Group as her team's operating name. Third-party listings put her recent sale prices in roughly the $160,000-$620,000 range with a seller-heavy mix (about three listing-side deals for every buyer-side one), and she publicly emphasizes divorce sales, estate transitions, and senior downsizing alongside standard buyer and seller representation.
Core specialties
Life-transition sales
Her own marketing specifically names divorce-related home sales, estate transitions, and senior or downsizing moves as focus areas, a narrower niche than the generic buyer/seller split most agent profiles list.
Seller-side listing marketing
Public transaction data skews toward listings over buyer-side deals, and she markets professional photography, video, and Zillow's Showcase listing tool as part of her seller process.
Commission & fees
Not publicly listed; Minnesota commission rates are negotiable and typically set during a listing consultation.
Who this agent is for
Sellers wanting a long-tenured Mankato-market agent with team backup
Her seller-heavy transaction history and 13 years based in the Mankato area suit homeowners who want local market familiarity plus a multi-agent team behind the listing rather than a one-person shop.
Clients selling under difficult circumstances
Her stated focus on divorce sales, estate settlements, and senior moves fits situations that need more logistical and personal sensitivity than a routine purchase or sale.
Not for
Buyers or sellers who want a strict solo agent personally handling every step, or a dedicated high-end luxury specialist with a track record clearly above $620,000, may be better served elsewhere.
Verdict
For a seller in the greater Mankato area, Zoet's tenure, broker-level license, and team infrastructure are real and independently verifiable, even though her exact review count varies by source. She reads as an established, credible local choice rather than a sharply differentiated specialist.
Score: 8.5 / 10 · Very good
Areas served
Common questions about Sonja Zoet
How long has Sonja Zoet worked in the Mankato real estate market?
Public profiles consistently date her Mankato-area career to 2013, after earlier licensure in Florida and South Carolina, putting her at roughly 13 years in the local market as of 2026.
What brokerage is Sonja Zoet with now, and does she work alone?
She has been with Real Broker, LLC since October 2024, after seven years at True Real Estate. She is not a solo agent — she founded and leads The Zoet Group, a team she says has mentored more than 20 agents in Southern Minnesota.