About us

Sonoma County REALTOR® and Real Estate Advisor with Engel & Völkers Sonoma County, Nico Pigni co-leads the Hutcheon Pigni Group. With a background spanning international business, entrepreneurship and real estate investment, Nico brings a distinctly analytical and commercially minded perspective to the representation of buyers, sellers, investors and property owners throughout Sonoma County and California Wine Country.
Born and raised in Northern Italy, Nico earned a graduate degree in management from Bocconi University in Milan, one of Europe’s leading business institutions. His professional career began within his family’s centuries-old textile enterprise, where he gained firsthand experience in manufacturing, operations and international commerce. He later played an integral role in expanding the company into the plastic materials industry, helping develop and launch a successful new division.

After relocating to California, Nico combined his appreciation for architecture and design with his passion for business, investment and negotiation. His real estate practice has since grown to encompass luxury residences, country properties, vineyards, land, commercial assets and investment opportunities.

Nico approaches real estate as both an advisor and a strategist. He evaluates each property through the lens of value, market positioning, risk and long-term opportunity, helping clients look beyond surface-level features and understand the broader financial and practical implications of a transaction. His management background and entrepreneurial experience allow him to communicate effectively with investors, developers, business owners and internationally based clients.

Fluent in Italian, Spanish and English, Nico is particularly well positioned to assist clients navigating cross-border real estate matters. Through a trusted network of legal, financial, technical and logistical professionals, he helps ensure that international clients receive coordinated guidance throughout every stage of the process.

Nico is also the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of SimplyTC, a nationwide transaction coordination company serving real estate professionals and brokerages across the United States. His work building and managing SimplyTC has provided him with deep experience in real estate operations, technology, compliance and transaction management. That operational knowledge enables him to anticipate complications, manage complex details and maintain a high level of precision from the beginning of a transaction through closing.

Clients value Nico’s direct communication, business judgment and ability to identify creative solutions when conventional approaches fall short. He believes sophisticated representation requires honest analysis, disciplined execution and a willingness to challenge assumptions when the facts demand it.

Through the Hutcheon Pigni Group and the global platform of Engel & Völkers, Nico combines local market knowledge with international reach, refined marketing and highly personalized representation. His objective is to help clients protect their position, recognize opportunity and make intelligent real estate decisions with clarity and confidence.