Gerken & Associates Realtors's Blog

Over 30,000 spectators were in Branson today to watch the individual time trials of the Tour of Missouri. Today's grueling 18-mile cycling course began at the Branson Landing and ended at the Shepherd of the Hills Homestead. U.S. Pro Champion Levi Leipheimer came in first place with a time of 39:...

Branson's fiscal year ends later this month and the city is slated to have generated over a billion dollars in gross sales! That's up more than $124 million in comparison to last year. Tourism tax revenues increased by 9% with sales and transportation taxes up 15% over the same time last year. To...

Carol Turpin has been promoted to Office Administrator for Gerken & Associates. Carol joined the firm a year ago as an Administrative Assistant and has since taken a more proactive role in managing the daily office operations, assisting agents and maintaining customer relations. Congratulations C...

Gerken & Associates participated in a miniature golf tournament fundraiser for the Missouri Association of Realtors' non-profit Center for Education & Private Enterprise. The Center provides scholarships for high school students to attend Missouri Business Week at Missouri University. The Center ...

The new downtown Branson Hilton Convention Center opened today as Branson officials held a ribbon cutting for the event. Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley thanked city staff, current and past board of aldermen and others who made the Convention Center a reality. The building offers 220,000 square fee...

Charlie Gerken was a featured lecturer in this year's Branson Area Chamber Business Expo. Charlie's Internet Marketing workshop titled, "Online or the Breadline" tackled key objectives in how businesses can better track their online marketing dollars, attract and retain web visitors. The workshop...

Say goodbye to summer! Branson City Officials are expecting large crowds to roll into the Tri-Lakes Area this weekend for what many consider to be the last weekend of summer. In fact, the Table Rock Lake Corps of Engineers reported that all 13 Corps' campgrounds are booked solid. They also expect...

Gerken & Associates is a corporate sponsor and participant in this year's Branson Area Business Expo and Small Business of the Year Awards Dinner. The expo will be held tomorrow between noon and 5 p.m. at the luxurious Chateau on the Lake Hotel. It will feature over 40 Branson businesses and is f...

Clients of Gerken & Associates' have a lot to look forward to. Jeff and Charlie Gerken, along with other top-producing Realtors across the country attended the highly-anticipated Hobbs/Herder two-day MegaMarketing Seminar held at the Chateau on the Lake Hotel in Branson. The Orange County, Califo...

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced election results from "Choose Your Favorite Missouri Music" which her office sponsored at the State Fair. Over 3,000 voters participated in the election which was twice the voter turnout over last year. Fairgoers overwhelming selected Branson Country mu...