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Content is loading, please wait.West Metro · Hennepin County
Rankings updated August 2026
Wayzata is the most walkable community on Lake Minnetonka and carries the highest median list price in the west metro at $2,250,000 as of June 2026. The market is specialized: buyers typically need an agent who understands LMCD dock regulations, the Wayzata ISD 284 school district boundary (which extends beyond the city), and the meaningful price difference between lake access types. Agents who cover Wayzata as one of 50 cities they serve tend to lack the depth this market requires.
| # | Agent | Score | Focus | Brokerage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Houghton | 9.4 | Waterfront | MN Property Group · RE/MAX Results |
| 2 | Ellen DeHaven | 9.2 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 3 | Bryce Caldwell | 9.1 | Waterfront | RE/MAX Advantage Plus |
| 4 | Brian Scates | 9.0 | Relocation | Scates Real Estate |
| 5 | Jeffrey Dewing | 8.8 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 6 | Kristi Weinstock | 8.8 | Luxury | The Weinstock Group · Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 7 | Brandon Doyle | 8.7 | New Construction | RE/MAX Results |
| 8 | Daniel Gustafson | 8.7 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 9 | Josh Pomerleau | 8.6 | Relocation | JPW Realty |
| 10 | Tom Nicklow | 8.6 | Waterfront | Minnetonka Realty, Inc. |
| 11 | Becky O'Brien | 8.5 | Waterfront | RE/MAX Results |
| 12 | Kelly Brown | 8.4 | — | BROWN & CO Residential, eXp Realty |
| 13 | Gregg Larsen | 8.3 | Luxury | Coldwell Banker Realty |
| 14 | Heidi Swanson | 8.2 | First-Time Buyers | Lynden Realty, Ltd. |
| 15 | Jaclyn Gavzy | 8.1 | New Construction | Compass |
| 16 | Katie Fears | 8.1 | First-Time Buyers | Leicht Fears Group · Edina Realty |
| 17 | Soye Chalte | 7.8 | Investment | RE/MAX Results |
| 18 | Andy and Teresa Mitchell | 7.7 | Luxury | Edina Realty |
Profiles compared
18
Based in Wayzata
3
Listed service area
15
Editorial area match
0
Area match distinguishes a recorded home base, a stated service area and a manually curated editorial assignment. None by itself verifies a recent closing in Wayzata; ask candidates for relevant recent examples.
$127K–$1.9M
Joe Houghton operates Minnesota Property Group under RE/MAX Results in Plymouth. Minnesota Commerce showed resident-broker license 40503429 Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. His biography claims 1,600-plus career sales since 2002, while Zillow separately displayed 1,597 team sales, 20 in the prior 12 months and 183 team reviews at a displayed 5.0.
$185K–$8.8M · 2 reviews
Ellen DeHaven leads a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury team in Wayzata and held an Active Minnesota resident-salesperson record when checked August 2, 2026. RealTrends reports 9 individual sides and $22.01M for 2025, while Homes.com displayed 82 closed sales and $170.9M over five years. Her $800M career-sales and 300-plus lakeshore-sales figures remain first-party claims, not independently reconciled career totals.
$126K–$891K · 27 reviews
Bryce Caldwell is a Minnetonka-based RE/MAX Advantage Plus agent whose strongest public differentiator is a library of sourced west-metro and Lake Minnetonka due-diligence guides. Zillow displayed 27 reviews at 5.0, 17 sales in the prior 12 months, 62 total sales and a $126K–$891K range when reviewed. His own About page claimed 64 career sales, so the two totals remain separate rather than being blended.
$300K–$1.2M · 155 reviews
Brian Scates leads Scates Real Estate from Wayzata. Redfin displayed 155 reviews at a 4.9 average, license 20529014 and 756 homes closed when reviewed. Zillow separately displayed 120 team reviews, 52 team sales in the trailing 12 months and 941 total team sales. The 800-plus career figure appears in profile biography copy and is kept as an attributed claim rather than an audited individual total.
$263K–$7.6M · 24 reviews
Jeffrey Dewing is a Coldwell Banker Realty luxury agent in Wayzata with an Active Minnesota resident-salesperson record when checked August 2, 2026. RealTrends reports 46 individual sides and $134.10M in 2025 volume, ranking first in Minnesota by individual volume for that edition. Zillow's separate July 18 snapshot displayed 24 reviews, 35 trailing-12-month sales and 615 total recorded sales.
$475K–$3.9M · 9 reviews
Kristi Weinstock is a Coldwell Banker Realty agent in Excelsior with a first-party Lake Minnetonka and west-metro focus. Zillow displayed nine reviews at a 5.0 average, 53 sales in the trailing 12 months, 814 total recorded sales and a $130,000-to-$4.5 million sold-price range when this profile was reviewed. Coldwell Banker's experience and award statements remain attributed brokerage claims.
$220K–$750K · 139 reviews
A second-generation, tech-forward Maple Grove team pairing an outstanding review record with genuine new-construction expertise.
$150K–$3M · 1 reviews
Daniel Gustafson is a Coldwell Banker Realty agent in Wayzata. Minnesota Commerce showed salesperson license 40402029 Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. A separate 2016 Commerce consent order imposed a $5,000 civil penalty, a 30-day suspension, ethics education and mortgage-satisfaction terms; that historical order is not a claim of current suspension.
$18K–$1.7M · 321 reviews
Josh Pomerleau co-founded the Pomerleau Team and JPW Realty. Zillow displayed 321 team reviews at 4.9, 338 team sales in the trailing 12 months and 4,892 total team sales when reviewed. Coon Rapids is a named service area, but the operation is based in Maple Grove and its figures cover all team members.
$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 eXp Realty team with a clearly defined social-media listing strategy and current Plymouth activity. Zillow displayed 173 team reviews at 5.0 and 126 team sales in the prior year; Realtor.com separately displayed 6 verified reviews at 4.5, so both platform snapshots are disclosed rather than blended.
$275K+
A 30-year Lake Minnetonka waterfront specialist — strong for lakefront or luxury business, less suited to a budget starter-home search.
$172K–$913K
A boutique Grand Avenue agent whose Old Home Certification is a genuine edge for Saint Paul's historic housing stock.
$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.
$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.
$205K–$740K
A 23-year RE/MAX Results veteran whose own featured service areas center directly on Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, and Coon Rapids.
$285K–$1.7M
An Edina Realty husband-and-wife team with Minnetonka named explicitly as one of four core southwest-metro markets.
Ranking disclosure
This page compares 18 researched agents serving Wayzata. 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 August 2026.
In Wayzata specifically, the agent you want has real waterfront expertise — LMCD dock rules, riparian rights, and bay-by-bay pricing — plus a working knowledge of the ISD 284 boundary, which extends well beyond city limits. Luxury negotiation experience matters at this median. Be wary of agents who treat Wayzata as one stop on a metro-wide route; the lake market rewards concentration.
By Minnesota Top Agents' current five-factor editorial score, the first three agents in this published Wayzata comparison are #1 Joe Houghton (9.4/10), #2 Ellen DeHaven (9.2/10), and #3 Bryce Caldwell (9.1/10). Numbered order follows the published score formula; it is not an MLS production ranking or a guarantee of fit.
As of June 2026 the median list price in Wayzata is about $2,250,000 — the highest in the west metro.
For any lakefront or lake-access purchase, yes. LMCD dock regulations, riparian rights and access types materially affect value, and a generalist can miss them.
Wayzata is served by Wayzata ISD 284. Its boundary extends beyond the city, so verify the exact address with the district's official boundary or enrollment resources.
Roughly 41 days on average as of mid-2026, though luxury lakefront can run longer.