Chris Ritchey

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Licensed As: Christopher Ritchey
chris@compass.com
646.981.7954
CNE® Certified Negotiation Expert

As one of the founding agents of Compass in 2014, Chris Ritchey was a member of the Scholz Team in Manhattan. The Scholz Team focuses on residential acquisitions, repositioning, sales, and global executive relocation. Chris was integral in helping the team reposition the largest residential deal in 2015, Blackstone’s acquisition of a $680M portfolio consisting of 24 buildings. In just a few months they repositioned this portfolio to be valued at over $1 Billion

Chris made the move to the Hamptons full time and co-founded the Hovey | Ritchey Team with partner KIm Hovey. With over 45+ years of combined real estate experience the Hovey | Ritchey Team has continued to be one of the top teams at Compass. When not busy showing properties in The Hamptons, Chris takes advantage of his time in both Miami, where he owns a second home, and NYC where he continues to advise his clients with their real estate investments.

Chris presents his clients with the most relevant options and best opportunities based on their needs and desires, whether is be a summer rental or buying a home for life. He makes the search extremely efficient, and educates the Buyer or Seller through the entire transaction to the closing table and beyond. Chris also has an incredible eye for design and staging a home to help Sellers market their properties resulting in a higher sales price and less days on market.

The son of a British mother and an American father, Chris grew up on his family's horse farm in Maryland, home to Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex. As an avid horseman, he is a member of the Compass Equestrian Division, a national network of vetted real estate agents who truly understand the equestrian lifestyle. He rides and competes with trainer Rebecca Robin Wilson of Robin Stables located at Mecox Bay Farm in Bridgehampton. 

Chris is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for C.T.R.E.E. (Center for Therapeutic Riding of the East End) as well as Co-Chair of their annual Horses Changing Lives Benefit at Sebonack Golf Club. He is also an active volunteer with East End Cares

Press

Chris has been featured in East Hampton Star, Southampton Press, Hamptons.com, Curbed.com, The Guardian , AM New York , Newsday and Avenue Magazine.