John Nicholls

John S. Nicholls is President of Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., and oversees all day to day operations of the company. A second generation auctioneer, John earned a Bachelor and Master degrees, and graduated from the World Wide College of Auctioneering and served as one of the school's featured instructors for several years. John currently conducts over 350 auctions per year for Fortune 500 companies and is a licensed Realtor. Under John's leadership, Nicholls Auction was named Business of the Year by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. John is an active member and past President of the National Auctioneers Association, and also holds the following designations: Graduate of Certified Auctioneers Institute (less than 1% of all auctioneers hold this designation), Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate and Auction Technology Specialist. John also is a past President and Chairman of the Board of the Virginia Auctioneers Association. In addition, John has been a featured speaker at many state auctioneer associations throughout the country. and has had the honor to represent the auction profession on the TODAY Show, the National Association of Realtors Convention, St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, multiple news publications, and on a real estate auction consulting trip to South Africa. John is active at Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA, and serves on several Boards of Directors and Advisory Committees in his community. Some of John's honors include the following: 1994 Virginia State Champion Auctioneer, 2003 Virginia Auctioneer of the Year, 2003 World Automobile Auctioneer Champion (Nashville, TN), 2006-07 NAA Men's Division Champion of the International Auctioneer's Championship (Orlando, FL), 2015 National Auto Auction Association's Bernie Hart Memorial Auctioneer of the Year Award, 2016 Virginia Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame Inductee, 2023 National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame and World Wide College of Auctioneering Hall of Fame.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker
• Markets
  Washington, DC, Richmond VA, Hampton Roads
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Specialty, Multifamily
• Websites
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• Company Website
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• Education
  Bob Jones University, B.S Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration & Masters in Business Administration and Management