Steve, owner/broker of Oak Realty, joined his father in the family business in 1986. In 2000, he took over the company and today is the backbone of what he says is the “best team of Realtors® around.” He says Oak separates itself from others by an unmatched strength in niche marketing. “We have a limited number of agents that are specialists in an area they truly love, many have spent most or all of their lives living in the Greater Annandale Area.”
A lifetime resident of the Hasty, Silver Creek, Monticello, Maple Lake and Annandale areas, Dean’s career background has spanned a variety of positions in real estate sales, land and business development. He has owned a number of small businesses and also three real estate companies. Dean has extensive experience as a real estate agent and got his Broker’s license in 1992. Before joining Oak Realty as an Associate Broker, he owned and operated Lake Country Properties and Real Estate in Maple Lake, Emily and Outing.
Gary has been with Oak Realty since 1996, and has lived in the Annandale area most of his life. He followed his father’s footsteps into the real estate and appraisal business with Dagner & Associates in 1988 and also with Oak Realty in 1997. No other agent, besides Steve, has been with Oak Realty as long.
Oak Realty welcomed Carla to their sales team in April of 2007. Carla has been a resident of the Annandale area since 1987 having lived in parts of California and North Dakota before settling in the French Lake countryside where she and her husband, a lifelong resident of the area, raised two sons, Jake and Philip.
Tiffini grew up in Maple Lake. She attended Concordia College - Moorhead where she completed a degree in Business with a minor in Office Administration. She worked with a financial advisor prior to nearly ten years in the mortgage lending field, during which she also worked for Lake Country Properties in Maple Lake. Tiffini joined the growing staff at Oak Realty in 2007, continuing to assist buyers and sellers with their real estate needs.
Amy joined the Oak Realty team of realtors in the Spring of 2009. Raised on Lake Sylvia and familiar with the Heart of the Lakes area, Amy has a passion for the lake life in Annandale and surrounding communities.
A native of Becker, MN, Jenna is excited about the experience she has gained since starting with Oak Realty in 2012. She is a 2005 graduate of Becker High School and a 2008 Cum Laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Corey joined Oak Realty in the Summer of 2013. With over ten years in customer service, Corey enjoys working in the community he lives in and helping current and future residents with their real estate needs.
Born and raised in Fairhaven, and a Kimball Area Schools graduate, Megan has absolutely added a wealth of positivity and energy to the Oak Realty team since joining us in the Spring of 2020.
Amy Spielmann grew up in St Cloud and lived in that area most of her life, before moving with her family, to her husband’s hometown of Annandale in 2014. They made the choice to raise their children in a smaller town with great schools and have been very pleased with what this area has to offer.
Oak Realty welcomed John to their team of realtors in the fall of 2022. As a longtime resident of Locke Lake, John is eager to work with buyers and sellers and assist in their real estate journey. He will work tirelessly to meet his client’s needs and be a calming knowledgeable guide throughout the sometimes chaotic buying and selling process.
Angie joined Oak Realty in its Annandale Office in June 2009. She grew up in Annandale on Clearwater Lake and is raising her family in her hometown she loves dearly and the place her family has called home their entire lives.