Gerken & Associates Realtors's Blog

We're honored to start another New Year with Harriet Leenerts. Harriet is a Broker who has been with the Gerken & Associates sales' team for over 30 years! She has an admired history of dedication to client satisfaction and served as President of the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors. Through good mark...

The Vacation Channel featured Charlie Gerken on the station's popular series, "Branson Community Connection". Recently, Charlie was invited to participate in an interview and lively discussion with TV host, Kathryn Buckstaff regarding the local real estate market. The Vacation Channel is availabl...

Gerken & Associates donated their time in revolving shifts to CAM (Christian Action Ministries) for the 20th Annual Holiday Food Harvest. The annual food drive was set up at area grocery stores located throughout Branson to help meet the needs of our citizens. Several local business organizations...

Jon Holloway, Jay Jones, Jeff and Charlie Gerken participated in the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors Chili cook-off competition. Entries were submitted in the "hot & spicy" "white bean" and "normal" chili categories. Although our chili didn't take first place, we had a great time participating and wi...

The majority of agents at Gerken & Associates are now Realtors for Green Living (RGL). RGL is comprised of members of the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors who have a passion for living green. Each RGL member has taken a "Green Living" class and the oath to "Live Today to Help Save Tomorrow." RGL is a ...

Gerken & Associates Realtors donated auctioneering services for the Christian Action Ministries Butterfly Ball & Benefit Auction held at Chateau on the Lake. The auction featured the top 25 favorite butterfly sculptures which were sponsored by local businesses and turned into creative masterpiece...

Congratulations Kay Gerken! Kay was honored as the 2008 "Realtor of the Year" at the Missouri Association of Realtors Business Conference. Candidates were evaluated on the basis of their activity in civic affairs, activity in the Realtor Association at the local, state and national levels, and bu...

Good job guys! Jon Holloway and Jay Jones recently completed and passed the GRI-403 and GRI-401 course and exams. The two day course, included topics ranging from current residential financing information, financing fundamentals of Conventional, FHA, VA, ARMs and current innovative financing tech...

Way to go Jeff, Charlie and Kay Gerken! All three passed the certified SRS (Sellers Residential Specialist) designation exam last week. The SRS course, sponsored by the Springfield Board of Realtors included topics ranging from tough negotiations to collaborating with a variety of cooperating age...

Jay Jones, Jon Holloway, Jeff and Charlie Gerken attended an Advanced MLS training course sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors. Specific topics included CMA searches, mapping, geo-coding, and reverse prospecting. The Multiple Listing Service (MLS), a complex software tool designed for mor...