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Content is loading, please wait.West Metro · Hennepin County
Rankings updated July 2026
Minnetonka is the west metro's deep, liquid middle market — wooded lots, strong schools and a median list price around $585,000. It straddles two top districts (Minnetonka 276 and Hopkins 270), and the boundary line is a frequent buyer question. Inventory moves quickly here, so responsiveness and district knowledge matter more than lakefront specialization.
| # | Agent | Score | Focus | Brokerage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Caldwell | 9.1 | Waterfront | RE/MAX Results |
| 2 | Joe Houghton | 9.4 | Waterfront | MN Property Group · RE/MAX Results |
| 3 | Daniel Gustafson | 8.7 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 4 | Ben Ganje | 9.5 | Luxury | Ben Ganje Group · Lakes Sotheby's International Realty |
| 5 | Ellen DeHaven | 9.2 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 6 | Graham Smith | 9.1 | First-Time Buyers | The Graham Smith Team · Keller Williams Integrity Lakes |
| 7 | Brian Scates | 9.0 | Relocation | Scates Real Estate |
| 8 | Jeffrey Dewing | 8.8 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 9 | Kristi Weinstock | 8.8 | Luxury | The Weinstock Group · Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 10 | Brandon Doyle | 8.7 | New Construction | RE/MAX Results |
| 11 | Tom Nicklow | 8.6 | Waterfront | Minnetonka Realty, Inc. |
| 12 | Becky O'Brien | 8.5 | Waterfront | RE/MAX Results |
| 13 | Kelly Brown | 8.4 | — | BROWN & CO Residential, eXp Realty |
| 14 | Gregg Larsen | 8.3 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 15 | Katie Fears | 8.1 | First-Time Buyers | Leicht Fears Group · Edina Realty |
| 16 | Jaclyn Gavzy | 8.1 | New Construction | Compass |
| 17 | Aaron Argent | 7.9 | Relocation | Real Estate Masters |
| 18 | Andy and Teresa Mitchell | 7.7 | Luxury | Edina Realty |
| 19 | Miriam Johnson | 7.3 | — | Coldwell Banker 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.
$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.
$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.
$800K+ · 181 reviews
Ben Ganje leads one of Minnesota's top-producing teams — the Ben Ganje Group at Lakes Sotheby's International Realty in Edina — with more than $1.5B in career sales, 1,500-plus homes closed, and 181 reviews at a perfect 5.0. Across roughly 24 years he's ranked among the top three agents in the state by volume. He's the choice for luxury and new-construction buyers and sellers who want a proven, high-powered team.
$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.
$150K–$2.8M · 100 reviews
Graham Smith has run The Graham Smith Team at Keller Williams Integrity Lakes since 2002, building $125M+ in career volume and 100 Zillow reviews at 5.0 (172 across platforms). He's the deeply-reviewed choice for Minneapolis city neighborhoods — from first-time buyers to investment — backed by a full team and two decades in the market.
$300K–$1.2M · 155 reviews
Brian Scates runs his own brokerage, Scates Real Estate, out of the Plymouth / northwest-metro area — a GRI-designated broker with 20-plus years, 800-plus career transactions, and 155 Redfin reviews at 4.9. He's the high-volume, independent-brokerage choice across the west and northwest metro, comfortable from first-time buyers to the upper-mid market.
$500K+ · 5 reviews
Jeffrey Dewing is a 28-plus-year Coldwell Banker Realty veteran working luxury across Edina, Wayzata, Lake Minnetonka and Minneapolis. With a range that runs from the mid-$300Ks past $22M, he pairs a long track record with big-brand marketing reach — a credible choice for luxury sellers who want an experienced hand and a recognizable name.
$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.
$220K–$750K · 139 reviews
A second-generation, tech-forward Maple Grove team pairing an outstanding review record with genuine new-construction expertise.
$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.
$175K–$660K · 66 reviews
A 25+-year Maple Grove veteran whose electrician/housing-inspector background gives real technical edge on rural, acreage, and lakeshore deals.
$65K–$2.4M · 173 reviews
A high-volume, all-women boutique team whose social-media-driven marketing has landed it among Minnesota's top 10 teams by sales volume, with real closings in Plymouth.
$275K+
A 30-year Lake Minnetonka waterfront specialist — strong for lakefront or luxury business, less suited to a budget starter-home search.
$180K–$1.2M · 6 reviews
Katie Fears is an active Edina Realty agent in Eden Prairie (part of the Leicht Fears Group) with a fast-growing practice — 61 homes sold and 21 in the last year, at a perfect 5.0 across her reviews. She's a strong, responsive choice for mid-market buyers and sellers across Eden Prairie and the west metro, from first purchases up to about $1.2M.
$450K–$1.8M
A marketing-background Compass agent posting real $10M-plus annual volume across Minneapolis and the West Metro, verified by RealTrends rather than just self-reported.
$145K–$630K
A solo agent headquartered in Blaine with a decade-plus track record and a 4.8-star Redfin rating, covering an unusually wide swath of the metro.
$285K–$1.7M
An Edina Realty husband-and-wife team with Minnetonka named explicitly as one of four core southwest-metro markets.
$450K–$875K
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.
In Minnetonka, prioritize an agent who knows the Minnetonka 276 vs Hopkins 270 boundary cold and can move quickly on a fast-turning market. School-driven family buyers are the dominant profile.
Bryce Caldwell (9.1), Joe Houghton (9.4) and Daniel Gustafson (8.7) lead our Minnetonka rankings.
Minnetonka is split between Minnetonka ISD 276 and Hopkins ISD 270; the boundary matters, so confirm the address.