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Content is loading, please wait.Top Real-Estate Agents in Mankato, MN (2026)
Rankings updated July 2026
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Mankato is a community in Blue Earth County. This page tracks the top-rated real-estate agents serving Mankato — scored on local knowledge, client reviews and market expertise, with zero paid placements. We're completing our agent review for Mankato now; rankings appear here as each agent clears our editorial bar.
Top agents in Mankato
| # | Agent | Score | Focus | Brokerage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candee Deichman | 8.9 | Luxury | Century 21 Atwood |
| 2 | Sonja Zoet | 8.5 | Luxury | The Zoet Group at Real Broker, LLC |
| 3 | Jessica Tietema | 8.5 | Relocation | RE/MAX Dynamic Agents |
| 4 | Clark Diel | 8.5 | First-Time Buyers | Action Realty of Mankato |
| 5 | Corey Johnson | 7.9 | First-Time Buyers | Connect Real Estate Group |
1. Candee Deichman
8.9/10$183K–$1.6M
A near-40-year Mankato resident and Century 21 Atwood agent whose active listings run almost entirely $450K-$1.58M, making her the clearest luxury and lake-home specialist found in this market.
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2. Sonja Zoet
8.5/10$160K–$620K
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.
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3. Jessica Tietema
8.5/10$69K–$390K · 18 reviews
A consistently 5-star-rated RE/MAX agent who has guided a steady stream of Mankato-area first-time buyers and sellers over 8 years, with zero negative reviews on record.
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4. Clark Diel
8.5/10$118K–$650K
A 24-year Mankato veteran with 157 closed sales in the last five years and a specialty list built for harder deals such as foreclosures, short sales, and investment property, not just straightforward retail sales.
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5. Corey Johnson
7.9/10$62K–$860K
A relationship-first Connect Real Estate Group agent with an active, roughly 90-sale track record and consistent praise for patient, step-by-step guidance with first-time buyers and investment purchases.
First-Time Buyers+1 more
Read review→What to look for in a Mankato agent
Choosing an agent in Mankato comes down to the same fundamentals we score across Minnesota: genuine local knowledge of the neighborhood and price point you're targeting, a real track record of recent client reviews, and market expertise in your type of transaction. Favor an agent who concentrates on Blue Earth County over one who lists across the whole metro. See our methodology for how we weigh each factor.