Company History

       Our company motto, “Professional Service With Integrity,” says it all.  Our vision for Craven & Associates is to offer competitively-priced, quality real estate and property management services on an “ala carte” basis, ensuring that our clients pay only for the services they need.

Personnel & Operations

      While our company is new, the experience of our staff is broad.  Russ Craven’s real estate resume stretches back to the mid-1980’s, when he became licensed as a real estate salesperson and worked in the residential field. In 2002, Russ became associated with a large residential brokerage and soon obtained his Missouri broker's license.  In 2005, Russ assumed a position as a commercial property manager, handling a portfolio of approximately 200,000 square feet of office, retail, and industrial space for a local firm.  Russ went on to manage the entire brokerage and property management operations of the company, handling all aspects of the commercial real estate business including leasing, management, maintenance, accounting, and tenant relations.

      Russ is a licensed real estate broker in Missouri and Illinois, and is a member of the National Association of Realtors®, Missouri Association of Realtors®, St. Louis Association of Realtors®, and St. Charles County Association of Realtors®.  Russ served on the Board of Directors of the St. Charles County Association of Realtors® Commercial Division.  Russ is a CPM-Candidate member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), was the 2010 Chairman of the Board of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce, a graduate and Board of Directors member of the Vision-St. Charles County Leadership program and is active in numerous civic activities.  Russ serves as a continuing education instructor for the St. Charles County Association of Realtors® in subjects including Ethics and Fair Housing.

      Over the course of his career, Russ has held such positions as marketing manager, sales manager, business owner, and designated broker.  Russ is also a retired police officer, serving nearly 22 years behind the badge.