Gerken & Associates Realtors's Blog

Sandra Johnson's bio has been added to the firm's website: http://www.GerkenandAssociates.com/Sandra_Johnson/. Sandra is passionate about Branson real estate and is a joy to work with. She has picked up the industry rather quickly and in fact got a contract on her 2nd day of floor duty! Glowing c...

Harriet Leenerts, Duane & Kay Gerken have been very, very busy. All three attended the Missouri Association of Realtors State Directors' meeting in Kansas City, Missouri to conduct public policy, professional development and business services. While there, Duane & Kay attended the Women's Council...

It's fireworks season in the Ozarks. "Fireburst", the annual fireworks display has been extended two more days. Along with it, the city of Hollister will host their 54th year and Blue Eye will have their own version of "Firefall". The Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce will host their annual cele...

"Bodies: The Exhibition" is now appearing in Branson. The exhibition features real human bodies and organs preserved by a special process. With educational relevance for all ages, this exhibition of human specimens immerses visitors in the complexities of the human body, telling the amazing story...

After five years of planning and fundraising, construction will soon begin later this month on the new Branson Airport. The airport, located eight miles south of Branson, will be the first privately developed and operated commercial airport in the United States. As of now, over $113 million in re...

Branson is hosting a Vintage Car Rally next week with 44 drivers of pre-World War II era cars navigating their way through 1,100 miles of back roads through Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas. Branson will act as a hub for the event with racing from and back to the city each day. The Vinta...

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...