Compass News


Welcome to our Compass Properties blog. Here we’ll share updates on our company and our clients, as well as business news and trends impacting our clients and the real estate market here in Wisconsin. We always love to hear what you have to say, so please send an email to info@compassproperties.com to submit a blog post for consideration, or suggest an idea.
COMPANIES CREATE COWORKING SPACES FOR EVOLVING NEW OFFICE ROUTINES

COMPANIES CREATE COWORKING SPACES FOR EVOLVING NEW OFFICE ROUTINES

A growing number of companies are creating their own co-working spaces in response to emerging office routines that includes less commuting, more flexible scheduling and a greater need for collaboration when employees are in the office. Coworking and other flexible...

Well Designed Workspace Can Be a Competitive Edge

Well Designed Workspace Can Be a Competitive Edge

Flexible work schedules, changing work cultures and shifting employee expectations are causing companies to rethink the way offices work and how they need to be configured. Employee’s work lives have been upended during recent years, as more Americans than ever quit...

Q2/22 Madison Street Beat

Q2/22 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q2/22 MADISON STREET BEAT– Q2/22    Occupancy rates increased slightly on a year over year basis as supply in the new office market remains limited. Q2/22 is the third...

RETURN TO THE OFFICE REQUIRES  A STEPPED-UP WELLNESS PROGRAM

RETURN TO THE OFFICE REQUIRES A STEPPED-UP WELLNESS PROGRAM

While employee wellbeing isn’t necessarily a bold new concept, it’s moved up much higher on the corporate agenda as more and more employees return to the work place amid physical and mental health concerns for employers and employees alike. At a recent Health &...

Compass Properties Receives 2022 TITAN Business Awards

Compass Properties Receives 2022 TITAN Business Awards

Compass Properties earned 2022 TITAN Business Gold Awards for Inspiring Leadership and Outstanding Management in the commercial real estate category.  Compass Properties is a privately held company based in Madison that develops, manages, and invests in commercial...

Q1-22 Madison Street Beat

Q1-22 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q1 2022 MADISON STREET BEAT– Q1 2022  Occupancy rates in Q1 ’22 fell slightly compared to last year, as many companies put return-to-office plans on hold due to the...

Sustainable Trends for Viable Office Space in 2022 and Beyond

Sustainable Trends for Viable Office Space in 2022 and Beyond

COVID-19 dramatically impacted traditional space office in America and accelerated a trend that has been in motion for several decades – a push to become more sustainable in the workspace. Sustainability has become critical to companies who are feeling the pressure to...

Q4-21 Madison Street Beat

Q4-21 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q4 2021 MADISON STREET BEAT– Q4 2021  Even with COVID-19’s Delta and Omicron variants disrupting daily lives and return-to-office plans, the Madison area office...

5 Tips to Improve Personal Wellness in 2022

5 Tips to Improve Personal Wellness in 2022

Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on businesses and their employees, with the health and well-being of employees an area of special concern. As remote working and hybrid office models blurred the line between work and life, nearly 65% of...

A Woman’s Place is In Commercial Real Estate

A Woman’s Place is In Commercial Real Estate

For far too long, the commercial real estate industry has been male dominated, but slowly this is changing.  According to a 2020 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) study, women held 29% of commercial real estate brokerage positions, up six percent since 2015....

PANDEMIC HAS REDEFINED TENANT EXPECTATIONS FOR OFFICE SPACE

PANDEMIC HAS REDEFINED TENANT EXPECTATIONS FOR OFFICE SPACE

Companies around the world are re-evaluating the way their employees work and how their businesses operate in a post-pandemic world.  In fact,  employers and employees want a different workplace than they wanted even just one year ago.  They want an environment that...

Q2-21 Madison Street Beat

Q2-21 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q2 2021 MADISON STREET BEAT–Q2 2021  Despite an increase in the number of employees now working from home or in a hybrid work environment, occupancy rates for office space...

Employees Want Healthy Buildings as They Head Back to the Office

Employees Want Healthy Buildings as They Head Back to the Office

As COVID restrictions are lifted and employees head back to the office, Compass Properties wants our tenants to know that health and wellness continue to be our highest priorities.  In addition to the extensive processes already in place, Compass Properties...

Q1 Madison Street Beat

Q1 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q1 2021 MADISON STREET BEAT–Q1 2021  As business bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic, government shutdowns and the recession, the commercial real estate market is...

Q4 Madison Street Beat

Q4 Madison Street Beat

Madison Street Beat   A look at key metrics for Madison’s Office Space Market – Q4 2020 MADISON STREET BEAT–Q4 2020  Like most business segments, 2020 was a volatile year for commercial real estate.  The year started with high optimism, but the COVID...