Gerken & Associates Realtors's Blog

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...

Plans have been announced for a new signaled intersection between Fall Creek Road and Highway 76. The intersection will be built between the unoccupied Ozark Mountain Inn and Silver Fountain Motel, with the extension of Fall Creek connecting to Epps Road. Work has already begun on Fall Creek and ...

The Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors held their annual awards dinner last night. At the event, recognition was given to all four Gerken family members for their continued service to the board as each was conducted into the 2006 Honor Society. In addition, all four Gerken family members were paid tribu...

The seventh annual Branson Motorcycle Rally, showcasing all types of motorcycle makes and models, will be held May 17-20. Dozens of vendors will be on site promoting the latest in motorcycle apparel, custom motorcycles, parts, food and beverage. Registrants will have the opportunity to participat...

Jean Cargile completed and passed the GRI-401 course and exam held in Columbia, Missouri. GRI-401 addresses an assortment of tools and techniques used in price counseling negotiations, seller counseling sessions, building and perfecting one's listing strategy as well as new twists on tried and tr...

The Branson School Board approved the district's increases in teacher salary for next school year. The new pay schedule goes into effect at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. The increase was made possible through the district's operating levy, which was approved by Branson voters this m...

Harriet Leenerts, Kay and Duane Gerken attended the Missouri Association of Realtors (MAR) quarterly Business Conference and Directors' meeting held at the Ritz Hotel in St. Louis. All three serve as MAR State Directors representing the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors. Duane and Kay are members of MA...