Here’s a recap of our top seven blogs from 2017:

Columbia Distributing building sold The 106,773 square foot industrial building sold for $16.3 million, fully leased to an investor.

Celebrating clients, community partners and charities Our appreciation event each fall brings in clients and community partners from Central Oregon with the intent of honoring our partners and raising funds for local charities. The 2017 event did not disappoint.

Compass Commercial Brokers win annual award This stellar example of the lengths our brokers will go to for a client was not only awarded Transaction of the Year through the local Central Oregon Association of REALTORS^®, but they then received recognition for their Transaction of the Year award at the National Association of REALTORS^® convention in Chicago last fall.

Real Estate Forecast The Bend Chamber Real Estate Breakfast each year offers information on the market forecast for the following year. With the economy on the upswing, broker Ron Ross weighed in on what was presented at the event.

Drone Training for Compass Commercial brokers Technology is always advancing. In an effort to stay on top of best practices for marketing, Compass Commercial brokers attended continuing education training to learn more about using drones legally for their property listings.

Juniper Ridge Employment Sites Update Juniper Ridge employment sites have seen some serious action throughout 2017. It’s currently the home to the Les Schwabe Corporate Headquarters and Suterra. Numerous other businesses will be joining the two established companies in 2018.

All the new members of the team — While this isn’t one article, each new member to the staff have helped us grow and have worked to serve clients in a way that fits our company values. In order of hire, we welcomed Grant Schultz and Bruce Churchill to the brokerage team, as well as Caroline McDonald, RPA^®, Holley Jensen, broker and Steven Christopher to the asset and property management team.