Residential brokerages and property managers in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Seven firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 5 residential brokerages and 2 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
The local angle: build mix: 37% of 2025 permits in 5+ unit buildings
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 14,516 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 8,868 single-family (61%), 306 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,342 in buildings with five or more units (37%). The 5+ share ranks #18 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 2.6% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 27.3% over five years, #23 of 30 for five-year growth. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 3,757,952 residents on July 1, 2024, +1.8% against the April 2020 estimates base (#18 of 30 for growth; #16 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
8,868 single-family (61%) · 306 in 2–4 unit buildings (2%) · 5,342 in 5+ unit buildings (37%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Redfin, Real (Real REMAX Group), Edina Realty, Lakes Area Realty |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | — |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | Invitation Homes |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar, RPM Living |
Residential brokerages in Minneapolis-St. Paul
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the Minneapolis-St. Paul office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 5018 France Ave S, Edina, MN 55410 | Edina Office. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 3 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 5775 Wayzata Blvd Suite 700, St Louis Park, MN 55416 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Minneapolis office. | Firm page |
| Real (Real REMAX Group) Not yet scored | 2355 Hwy 36 W Ste 400, Roseville, MN 55113 | Address listed for Real Broker, LLC on Real’s state-licenses page. Real describes a cloud-based model (see the profile). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edina Realty Regional brokerage (a HomeServices of America company) · Not yet scored | 6800 France Ave. S., Suite 230, Edina, MN 55435 | Contact address in its site footer, which describes Edina Realty, Inc. as “a HomeServices of America, Inc. company and Berkshire Hathaway affiliate.” | Firm page |
| Lakes Area Realty Independent local brokerage · Not yet scored | 1428 W. 28th St., Minneapolis, MN 55408 | Minneapolis–Uptown office on its locations page, which calls it “the largest family-owned brokerage in the state of Minnesota” (the firm’s claim). The home page describes an independent, locally owned brokerage founded in 1996. | Firm page, also |
Property managers in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 1015 Glenwood Avenue North Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55405 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 2 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 7100 Northland Circle North, #300, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa Minnesota. Associa’s branch list shows 2 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
- RPM Living 7.7 / 10: Its city page lists apartment communities it manages here. No local office address is published there. (page)
- Invitation Homes Not yet scored: Its market page lists single-family homes for lease here. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: Douglas Elliman: its offices directory lists no office in this metro. RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Evernest: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in Minneapolis-St. Paul?
We verified local offices for Compass (5018 France Ave S, Edina, MN 55410); Redfin (5775 Wayzata Blvd Suite 700, St Louis Park, MN 55416); Real (Real REMAX Group) (2355 Hwy 36 W Ste 400, Roseville, MN 55113); Edina Realty (6800 France Ave. S., Suite 230, Edina, MN 55435); Lakes Area Realty (1428 W. 28th St., Minneapolis, MN 55408). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in Minneapolis-St. Paul?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (1015 Glenwood Avenue North Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55405); Associa (7100 Northland Circle North, #300, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area?
Permits were issued for 14,516 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 8,868 single-family (61%), 306 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,342 in buildings with five or more units (37%). The 5+ share ranks #18 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Minneapolis-St. Paul residential hub published. 7 firms with a verified local office (5 brokerages, 2 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- The Real Brokerage, state licenses page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Edina Realty, home page (footer) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Lakes Area Realty, locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Lakes Area Realty, home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (downtown minneapolis) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (minneapolis saint paul) · accessed 2026-10-20
- RPM Living, city page (minneapolis minnesota) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Invitation Homes, market page (minneapolis minnesota) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20