By Adam Bledsoe, Broker February 7, 2019 On December 22, 2017, the United States Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into public law. As is customary these days, the vote was right down party lines, and the post vote sentiment was likewise either vehemently in favor of or opposed to the new law….
2018 SUMMARY / 2019 FORECAST Cover Article By Howard Friedman, CCIM It’s that time of year to take a look back at how we forecast the previous year. At the end of 2017 we delivered the following predictions: “All the indicators we see point to another strong year in the commercial real estate market, both…
Help us welcome broker, Kristie Schmitt who recently joined our team. She has lived in Bend since 2015 after moving with the intention of living close to family temporarily. After a few weeks, it was clear Bend would be her long-term home. Shortly after, she earned her broker’s license and has worked in residential real…
Thursday, January 17th representatives from the Compass Commercial team attended the COBA 2018 Excellence Awards, hosted at the Bend Golf & Country Club. The evening event was sponsored by Amerititle, International Wood Products, Parr Lumber and many other businesses and organizations from the Central Oregon community. Among more than 20 awards given, Compass Commercial was…
We are pleased to announce notable commercial transactions closed by the firm during December 2018. The Scanlon Building, a 12,395 square foot, two-story office building on 0.76 acre, located at 300 SW Columbia Street in Bend has sold. Compass Commercial Real Estate Services brokers Jay Lyons, SIOR, CCIM and Grant Schultz represented both Clise Realty,…
Principal broker and partner, Pat Kesgard, CCIM invited guest Jeannette Lockwood of Plus Property Management to speak with Heather Roberts, co-host for this installment of the KBND Morning News guest interview. It’s no secret Central Oregon has a shortage in multifamily housing. There have been improvements in housing vacancy rates and there are plans for…
West Coast Provisions opened in early December 2018. According to owner, Anna Baxter, “West Coast Provisions is a new neighborhood market in NorthWest Crossing (NWX) that offers a curated selection of food, wine, beer, home goods and gifts, with a particular focus on artisan products from Oregon and surrounding states.” They lease a 1,741 square…
We are pleased to announce the addition of project manager Carl Clements to the Compass Commercial Construction Services (CCCS) team. Carl brings 40 years of commercial project management experience to Compass and will significantly increase the abilities of the firm to expand its project services. Carl’s experience includes involvement in the construction of a $1…
We are pleased to announce notable commercial transactions closed by the firm in the month of November. 9.64 acres of commercial land, zoned urban area reserve, located at 21350 NE Butler Market Road in Bend was sold to Pahlisch Homes, Inc. The seller was represented by Compass Commercial Real Estate Services brokers Adam Bledsoe and…
Jay Lyons, SIOR, CCIM has been newly appointed to the Bend Chamber of Commerce board of directors. The announcement was made in Cascade Business News and during the general business meeting at the beginning of the Bend Chamber Holiday Party at Miller Lumber on December 6th. Jay’s involvement with the Chamber has grown over time….
In this age of technology, predators are getting more savvy, it is easy to get sucked in by links in emails, becoming a victim, giving a thief access to your funds, bank accounts and personal information. At a team meeting, the Compass Commercial Real Estate Services brokers and property managers received education from Charlie Cookson,…
Compass Commercial Real Estate Services’ Marketing Specialist, Ruth Shilling was recently appointed to the board of directors for City Club of Central Oregon. She began working with the organization on the Program Committee shortly after moving to Bend in December 2015 and served as co-chair for approximately one and a half years. Ruth states, “I…