BACKGROUND
After 30 years at Charles M. Ritley Associates, James A. Huber took over the company in May 2021, and Ritley Huber LLC was born. He received his Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University and a B.S. from the Ohio State University with a double major in Finance and Real Estate and Urban Land Economics. He has held the Appraisal Institute's MAI designation since 2001. He now serves as an advisor to candidates for designation. He has also served multiple roles for the former Northern Ohio Chapter (now part of the Ohio Chapter) of the Appraisal Institute, including President, General Guidance Committee Chair, and Board of Directors member.
Roger D. Ritley, MAI, CRE, specializes in real estate counseling and appraisal. Mr. Ritley received a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, with a major in Real Estate Investment Analysis and Appraisal, and a B.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in Urban Land Economics. He holds the Appraisal Institute's MAI designation and is a CRE member of The Counselors of Real Estate as well as having earned the ASA designation from the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Ritley became the owner and President of Charles M. Ritley Associates Inc. in 1972. Soon thereafter, Charles M. Ritley Associates LLC was formed as a subsidiary of the “S” chapter entity. In addition to his valuation work, he has served as a counselor in matters of marketability, feasibility, market research, equity and debt analysis for major corporations, governmental agencies, attorneys, lenders and individuals in several states. Counseling services provided have generally entailed marketability, feasibility and assessing land use opportunities in Northeastern Ohio. In addition to his professional practice over the past 50 years, Mr. Ritley owns and participates in the management of several industrial and commercial properties.
Ritley Huber LLC, with its current staff of three designated appraisers, provides appraisal and consulting services for a wide range of clients from all parts of the United States. Our client base includes property owners, attorneys, developers, financial institutions, school districts, hospitals, universities, courts, Fortune 500 corporations, life insurance companies, institutional investors, individuals and developers. We also contract for our services with federal, state, county and local governments.