Gerken & Associates Realtors's Blog

Gerken & Associates Realtors donated auctioneering services to the annual Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors RPAC (Realtor Political Action Committee) auction. Duane Gerken, auctioneer colonel for the firm, was the sole auctioneer for the event, and along with his staff, set a record amound of over $27,...

Visitors to the Branson Landing amassed a significant donation to the Taney County women's shelter. The women's shelter in Forsyth received $1,600 that was made of change thrown into the Branson Landing Town Square Fountain since June 2006. Ten volunteers worked four hours to clean out the 40-foo...

There are still plenty of jobs in the Tri-Lakes Area according to local officials. Even the state unemployment rate dropped for the second month in a row. According to the Ozark Region Missouri Career Center, local Tri-Lakes area employers in the service and tourism industries are looking to fill...

Welcome aboard Sandra Johnson! Gerken & Associates Realtors invited Sandra on as a new residential sales agent. She brings to the firm her love for all-things real estate and a great attitude towards client satisfaction - just the type of agents Gerken & Associates Realtors is known for. Sandra i...

The city of Branson may soon change its colored route system. According to some visitors, it's too confusing. The route system was established in the early 1990's for visitors to get around town without having to drive solely on Highway 76 to get to Branson's various attractions. The Red Route in...

Gerken & Associates recently completed renovations on our office expansion. Butler, Rosenbury & Partners served as lead architect and Laura Daly was the interior designer. The office, which has housed the firm for 32 years, is now four times the original size! With lots of new space, fun colors a...

Local road crews have been working diligently to add additional turn lanes while widening 76 from Roark Valley Road to 6th Street. The intended outcome is to ease the bottleneck when upon entering and exiting Highway 65 from the 76 strip. The recent road additions have caused major delays and inc...

Gerken & Associates, city officials and Tri-Lakes area businesses celebrated the National Day of Prayer at the 6th Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. A record crowd of 586 filled the Convention Hall at Celebration City sponsored by the Branson Christian Businessmen's Committee. Paul Teas, founder o...