Chris Johnson

Vanessa Hall, MAI joined Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services in March of 2018.  With more than 20 years of commercial real estate appraisal experience, she has appraised properties nationwide and  is currently certified in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.  Vanessa specializes in the valuation of retail assets including single-tenant net leased retail, unanchored shopping center to regional malls, vacant land, proposed developments, mixed use and adaptive reuse developments, and ground leases.  She has experience in the preparation and review of real estate appraisals, rent analyses, market studies, and testifying as an expert witness.

I have been appraising commercial real property since January 1987 and worked as a residential appraiser for two years prior to that.

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina.  Appraisal experience includes a variety of residential and commercial uses including single and multi-unit  residential, retail, office and industrial properties, office, institutional, and special-purpose properties,  specializing in eminent domain appraisal for various clients.

Bill Best joined Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services in 2018 as a Valuation Services Director. He has been active in commercial real estate valuation and consultation since 1999, having held certified general licenses in five states during that time. Mr. Best began his career at Fred H. Beck & Associates in Charlotte, NC, where he was employed for 19 years before joining the Colliers team. He specializes in multifamily assets including conventional, affordable/LIHTC, and dedicated student-housing apartments. His real estate experience includes valuation, brokerage, market/marketability analyses, rent feasibility studies, and site counseling. Mr. Best has been qualified as an expert witness by courts in South Carolina and Georgia.

Chris Johnson is the Managing Director for Valuation & Advisory Services in North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia. He has fifteen years of appraisal and consulting experience throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The group specializes in the valuation of commercial properties with an emphasis on financial analysis of income-producing assets, including apartments, retail centers, malls, and outlet centers, hotel and extended stay lodging, multi-tenant office and industrial properties, net leased assets and various sellout oriented assets such as subdivisions and/or condominiums.  Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the preparation and review of real estate appraisals, feasibility studies, rent analyzes and market studies of commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Clients include developers, financial institutions, individual and corporate property owners and attorneys.  In addition, Valuation, consultation, and review assignments have included virtually all traditional types of commercial property throughout North and South Carolina including Virginia, Georgia and Washington DC. 

Nicole Allen joined Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services in October 2014 as a Valuation Services Director in the Richmond, Virginia office. She is an MAI, AI-GRS and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal and Poultry Sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Nicole has been engaged in the valuation and analysis of real estate since 2001 working on a variety of property types including, but not limited to, agriculture, hotels/motels, industrial, multifamily, subdivisions, office, net lease, retail and vacant land. Special use properties include historic estates, conservation easements, vineyards, tax credit, poultry farms, auto dealerships feasibility studies, mixed use developments and USFLA (Yellow Bok) appraisals.

Michael was employed as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser with the Efird Corporation in Charlotte, NC.  It was at Efird Corporation where he was a Trainee and gained valuable experiences having multiple supervisors.

Michael specializes in retail and hospitality properties and has experience in single tenant and multi-tenant properties including shopping centers. He is licenses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.