Ron Ross

Ron began his real estate career in Portland, Oregon, in 1978 after attending law school at the University of Idaho. He has practiced real estate brokerage continuously since then, moving his practice to Bend in 1981. He’s been involved in property management, ownership and management of real estate offices, owning and operating his own real estate investments, and has been a consistent top-producing broker year after year. He was a member of the RE/MAX Hall of Fame prior to transferring to Compass Commercial in 2008, where he has ranked as a top broker every year since. Ron has extensive expertise in all facets of real estate, from bare land and development to retail, office, industrial, and multifamily. He travels extensively both domestically and internationally in sharing and learning leading-edge best practices in his industry. He has a local, regional and national reach in his practice. He represents landlords and tenants in leasing transactions and buyers and sellers in sales transactions. He is an expert in 1031 tax deferred exchange transactions. And he is extremely well versed in residential investing. He has owned and managed single family residential rentals since the early 1980s and regularly advises and brokers transactions for this often overlooked investment property type. During the last two years, Ron has become a leading expert in REO properties and working with banks. He currently represents a large regional bank in the management and liquidation of their large and diverse REO portfolio. In 2010, Ron sold more than 30 REO properties. Few commercial real estate brokers today have the experience, longevity and passion for the business that Ron brings on behalf of his clients. Clients appreciate his no nonsense, bottom line approach. He focuses on offering grounded and realistic assessments of the market, the property, opportunities and solutions with comprehensive advice for sound decision making.


Professional affiliations:

Ron holds the coveted CCIM designation, commonly referred to as the Ph.D. of commercial real estate. He is licensed in both Oregon and Washington.


In the press:

Ron Ross named Realtor of the Year by Central Oregon Association of Realtors (July 23, 2011)

Compass Commercial’s Ron Ross represents Pacific Northwest at national real estate meetings (April 27, 2011)


Education:

Ron originally hails from a cattle ranch in Wyoming, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from South Dakota State University before attending law school at the University of Idaho.