Professional Experience

John Ritger is a Principal at Woodworth Core Group, where he leads the national appraisal practice. Based in Atlanta, he was formerly a Principal at Core Hospitality Advisors, co-leading their national appraisal practice from 2016 until the merger created WCG in 2024.

John has nearly 20 years of hospitality industry experience with a focus on valuation, advisory, market analysis and feasibility studies.  He has appraised thousands of lodging properties in a diverse variety of markets across the United States.  His experience spans a wide range of lodging property types, ranging from small inns to franchised hotels to complex large resorts; and includes single properties, large portfolios, and fractional ownership interests.

John began his career with KPMG’s Risk Advisory Services practice and entered the hospitality industry in 2007, serving as a Senior Valuation Analyst with Hunter Hotel Advisors to support a nationwide brokerage team.  He joined Cowart Hospitality Services in 2012, becoming a licensed appraiser; then co-founded Core Hospitality Advisors in 2016, focusing on providing appraisal and valuation services for all types of lodging properties nationwide.

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John attained the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute in 2020 and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia, with a dual major in Finance and Risk Management and Insurance.

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