Ragatz Associates


Dick Ragatz

Dick Ragatz is President of Ragatz Associates. His Ph.D. dissertation from Cornell University in 1969 is recognized as the first national study on vacation homes ever conducted in the United States.

Since 1969, he has published more than 50 articles on resort development for academic journals and trade magazines. He also has delivered more than 350 speeches on resort development at conferences throughout the world.

RAGATZ ASSOCIATES is an international consulting and market research firm to the resort industry. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Richard Ragatz, the firm has conducted nearly 2,000 studies for resort developments in 48 states and over 70 countries.

The firm provides two primary services: feasibility analyses and market research. It specializes in the shared-ownership components of the resort industry, including fractional interests, private residence clubs, destination clubs and resort timeshare.

The firm also hosts an annual conference on the aforementioned topics each spring, and publishes an annual report on the state of the industry.


Fractional Interest Conference

March 9-11, 2009 ~ Fairmont San Francisco

2008 Shared Ownership ReportThe Shared-Ownership Resort Real Estate Industry: 2008 Including Fractional Interests, Private Residence Clubs and Destination Clubs

To order the 2008 report (PDF, $175), and/or a set of 2008 conference  materials (handout book, program guide, etc. for $250) click here.