World-Class Real Estate Auctions in Memphis

Lance Walker

Lance Walker founded Walker Auctions 42 years ago and specializes in conducting real estate, personal property and benefit auctions throughout the United States.

In the Memphis area he heads the Walker Auctions real estate division working with sellers and fellow Realtors in selling houses, land or commercial property that would best sell using the live or online auction format. He and his auctioneer wife Terri have pioneered the sale of real estate and personal property using an online auction format in the Memphis area through the MarkNet Alliance online auction bidding portal.

The active auctioneer also has M.S. and B.S. degrees in Education, is a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute at the U. of Indiana Bloomington and the Certified Estate Specialist program through the National Auctioneers Association. Walker was elected to the NAA Board of Directors, has served as President of the Missouri Auctioneers Association and Vice President of the Tennessee Auctioneer Association. He was named to the Tennessee and Missouri Auctioneer’s Hall of Fame. Walker was once featured on a TV episode of Hoarders and the “You Bet Your Life” TV program. He hosts and produces an hour radio program and podcast on KWAM 990 called “Time to Sell”. Walker has served as anchor on the annual NAA IAC Live broadcast which was founded by his wife Auctioneer Terri several years ago.

He also has the reputation of being a leading benefit auctioneer and is very active in conducting numerous benefit auctions each year throughout the United States. These charities raise millions of dollars annually through the production of successful fundraising events where Lance is involved as auctioneer and advisor. Walker co-wrote the Benefit Auction Specialist curriculum for benefit auctioneers and taught the course to hundreds of auctioneers through the National Auctioneers Association.

Eric Walker

Eric Walker, the best fiddle playing auctioneer around, is an Associate Realtor and Auctioneer in Memphis TN and son of Lance and Terri Walker. Having grown up working auctions in Memphis TN, he is thoroughly experienced in many aspects of the auction profession. He manages real estate as well as all business liquidations, heavy equipment sales, and firearm auctions for Walker Auctions. For over a decade, Eric has handled the sale of a large diversity of assets from industries such as metal fabrication, construction, asphalt sealant,  auto-work, and more! 

When not helping run the family business, Eric spends time with his wife Amber and their two children Eleanor and Sonnie.

Terri Walker

Terri Walker is an auctioneer who specializes in conducting charity/fundraising auctions, online estate auctions, and real estate auctions. Her auctioneering abilities have won her several awards including International Auctioneer Champion in the National Auctioneers Bid Calling Competition and Grand Champion Auctioneer in the Tennessee Auctioneers Bid Calling Competition. She is the Past President of the National Auction Association. She was appointed by the governor to the Tennessee Auctioneers Commission and served as its Chair. Terri has also earned the highest designation from the National Auction Association, the Certified Auctioneer Institute Designation, Benefit Auctioneer Designation, and the Certified Estate Specialist Designation.

This dynamic auctioneer has an exceptionally pleasing and understandable auction chant. Her southern drawl adds to her charm and compliments her bid calling skills. She is experienced at entertaining an auction crowd for two to three hours during the live auction. She has a reputation of coaxing the last dollar out of a bidder and making the buyer feel good about it. She is also very experienced at advising charities on the best way to prepare for the auction event.

Terri’s new project is still involved in the auction industry however she has added Executive Producer to her list. It is her desire is to share the auction chant with the world. After four years of investigating multimedia avenues, she has been working on a documentary about the auctioneer’s chant, auction history and highlighting auctioneer champions. She is also writing a book to share her love for the auction industry and how a small-town girl was able to follow her father’s dreams and step into a male dominated world to make it her own.

Terri has B.S. and M.A. degrees in education and taught school for several years. She has served as an instructor at the Missouri Auction School, the world’s largest auction school and presents seminars on fundraising auctions for the National Auction Association. She lives in Memphis Tennessee with her husband Lance, who is also a leading benefit auctioneer, and her three children-Conner, Eric and Caroline. Playing the harp is her favorite pastime. Terri has worked with charities in the United States, Canada, and the US Virgin Islands. She is also a Realtor and sells real estate at auction in the Memphis area.