John Gordon, MAI, AI-GRS

John Gordon has over 30 years experience in the analysis and appraisal of complex income property. He has served as a staff appraiser, as a regional appraisal manager for a national accounting and consulting firm, and as a principal of an independent appraisal company. Prior to joining Kidder Mathews’ Valuation Advisory Services, he was special properties manager in the commercial appraisal department of Washington Mutual Bank (now JP Morgan Chase), where he oversaw the valuation of their national portfolio of hotels and other special purpose properties.

John’s educational background includes a BA in economics from the University of California, and an MBA, with an emphasis in finance, from the University of Washington. He was awarded his MAI designation in 1989, and is certified as a commercial real estate appraiser in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.

John brings special expertise to the valuation and analysis of lodging properties. He has appraised over 600 hotels in 13 states, including small motels, large full service hotels, and some of the finest boutique resort properties in the region. In addition to hotels, John has extensive expertise in the valuation of senior living communities and affordable multifamily housing.

John is a past president of the Seattle Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He served for several years as an instructor in the real estate program at North Seattle Community College, and has been a guest lecturer at the Fachhochschule Munchen in Munich, Germany.