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Content is loading, please wait.West Metro · Hennepin County
Rankings updated July 2026
Deephaven is a small, established lake community on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka with a median list price near $1,450,000. Housing stock is a mix of legacy lake homes and renovated estates, and the Minnetonka 276 district is a strong draw. It is a low-inventory market where relationships and local knowledge win.
| # | Agent | Score | Focus | Brokerage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Caldwell | 9.1 | Waterfront | RE/MAX Results |
| 2 | Ellen DeHaven | 9.2 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 3 | Joe Houghton | 9.4 | Waterfront | MN Property Group · RE/MAX Results |
| 4 | Kristi Weinstock | 8.8 | Luxury | The Weinstock Group · Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 5 | Daniel Gustafson | 8.7 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 6 | Tom Nicklow | 8.6 | Waterfront | Minnetonka Realty, Inc. |
| 7 | Gregg Larsen | 8.3 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 8 | Mary Pat Nydahl | 8.1 | — | Edina Realty |
$500K–$2.5M · 27 reviews
Bryce Caldwell is the most content-rich independent agent operating in the Lake Minnetonka west metro corridor. Four years focused on Wayzata, Orono, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and Deephaven has produced genuine hyperlocal expertise that shows up in how he talks about bays, school district boundaries, and dock rights — not just listing counts. The best fit for buyers and sellers in the $600K–$2.5M range who want a knowledgeable local specialist, not a large team machine.
$2M+
Ellen DeHaven is one of the most established luxury names on Lake Minnetonka — a 40-plus-year Coldwell Banker Realty veteran in Wayzata with more than $800M in career sales and 300-plus lakeshore homes closed. She is the seasoned, top-of-market choice for estate-tier lakefront in the roughly $2.7M–$8.75M range, where experience and a deep buyer network matter more than a large digital presence.
$350K–$3M · 183 reviews
Joe Houghton runs Minnesota Property Group under RE/MAX Results out of Plymouth, and the numbers are the headline: 1,600-plus homes sold since 2002 and 183 Zillow reviews at a perfect 5.0. He's the high-volume, broad-coverage choice across the west metro — from Lake Minnetonka waterfront to first-time and move-up buyers — backed by a full team rather than a solo practice.
$475K–$3.9M
Kristi Weinstock leads The Weinstock Group at Coldwell Banker Realty out of Excelsior, on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka. A 20-plus-year veteran and long-running Twin Cities Super Agent, she covers the south-lake and southwest metro across a wide range, from mid-market homes to $3.9M-plus lakefront. A strong choice for buyers and sellers centered on the Excelsior–Shorewood–Chanhassen side of the lake.
$150K–$3M
Daniel Gustafson is a 20-plus-year Coldwell Banker Realty veteran who has built his brand around Lake Minnetonka and the Orono corridor — his site is literally lakeminnetonkarealestate.com. He's a steady, experienced choice for buyers and sellers on the north and west shore, comfortable from entry-level up to $3M waterfront.
$250K–$1.5M
Tom Nicklow has run Minnetonka Realty, a brokerage carrying the city's name, as broker/owner for the past 14 years, inside a firm with more than three decades of history there. He has sold Twin Cities residential real estate since 1984, holds the NAR's GRI designation, and was named a Mpls/St Paul Magazine "Super Agent" in 2023 and 2024. He works alone rather than leading a team, and covers a broad mix of property types — lakeshore, distressed, land — rather than one narrow niche.
$275K+
A 30-year Lake Minnetonka waterfront specialist — strong for lakefront or luxury business, less suited to a budget starter-home search.
$400K–$1.8M
Mary Pat Nydahl is a Chanhassen-based REALTOR with Edina Realty who works with her daughter Erin as the Nydahl Group. She has held a Minnesota license since 2009, after 27 years teaching in Eastern Carver County and Minneapolis Public Schools. The team's stated service area centers on Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, and Carver rather than the wider metro, with listings ranging from modest townhomes to seven-figure acreage parcels. Review counts and sales totals are not published on the sites checked, so her track record is easier to describe qualitatively than to quantify.
Deephaven's low inventory means an agent's local relationships and early knowledge of coming listings are decisive. Waterfront and near-lakefront expertise plus Minnetonka 276 district knowledge are the core requirements.
Bryce Caldwell (9.1) and Ellen DeHaven (9.2) are our current top picks for Deephaven.