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If you would like some specific information on the School District
Residential Real Estate Market, visit the pages for the following areas:
If you would like some information on the BRANSON COMMERCIAL Real Estate
Market, visit this site.
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Serving the BRANSON area and Southern Missouri
Our expertise is in the residential and commercial venues.
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The primary economic influence for the area is the tourism industry with its
nearly seven million annual visitors to the Tri-Lakes area. The primary draw
for tourists continues to be the lakes area with its extensive forests and
high quality water in the lakes and streams that provide excellent hunting,
fishing, boating, swimming, camping, and other outdoor recreational
opportunities. Our estimates indicate that nearly eight million tourists will
visit the area in 2010.
There are a variety of home types to choose from, primarily centered around
Branson and Table Rock Lake. Condominiums and manufactured housing are present
in certain areas, while the majority of homes are of stick built construction
ranging in an average age of two to 20 years old. The pie chart below
indicates that a majority (66%) of the homes sold over the last year were
under $150,000 in price. An example of this price category is a recently sold
new construction. This home was a 3-Bedroom 2-Bath with over 1200 square
feet. It had a 2-Car garage and was located 5-10 minutes from the schools and
employment base at $119,900.
Several theme parks also attract tourists to the area. Some of the main
attractions are Silver Dollar City, Shepherd of the Hills Farm, White Water,
the Branson Belle Riverboat, and Dolly Parton’s Dixie
Stampede.
Additionally, factory outlet malls have been developed to offer bargains to
the visiting tourists. The first to open was Factory Merchants Mall in the
late 1980s and is southern Missouri’s largest outlet center. It recently
expanded in 1995 to over 90 shops with 325,000 square feet in 15 buildings on
20 acres. Tanger Factory Outlet Center opened in April of 1995 with 243,575
square feet of shopping under one roof with over 50 stores. A third factory
outlet mall, Factory Stores of America, opened in the Fall of 1995 with 50
stores planned with 300,000 square feet in two buildings.
Additionally, Wal-Mart has two stores. The first, anchoring the Branson
Mall has proven to be one of the most profitable stores in the nation-wide
chain. Because of the Branson store’s record setting sales, a Wal-Mart
Supercenter was constructed 15 miles west in Branson West in late 1994.
K-Mart also entered the prosperous Branson market in late 1994 with the
construction of Cedar Ridge Shopping Center.
In 2006 the city unveiled its newest private-public development on the
downtown lakefront, The Branson Landing. A mixture of retail, restaurant and
condominiums anchored by Bass Pro & Belk surrounds this lakefront
boardwalk. A convention center was completed in 2007.
Although the factory outlet centers and national chains are relatively new to
the area, shops featuring local arts and crafts have operated successfully in
the Tri-Lakes area for years. Hundreds of local artisans make and sell the
fruits of their labor-paintings, sculptures, jewelry, stained and blown
glass, quilts, woodcarvings, weavings, dolls, clocks, handmade clothes,
candy, and musical instruments. The Engler Block and the Apple Tree Mall have
become giant arts-and-crafts malls, while the theme parks also feature the
work of the local artisans. Finally, craft shops and art galleries are widely
scattered throughout the area along with numerous antique shops, collectible
stores, and flea markets.
However, in recent years the ever-growing number of live music shows has
collectively become the major draw to expand the area’s attractiveness on a
national scope. Most of the music shows are located along the Branson strip,
a five-mile long section of Missouri State Highway 76, which has been heavily
developed with music theaters, shops, motels, and restaurants that cater to
the tourism industry.
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