Mark Deutschmann has been a driving force in Nashville’s real estate and development scene since the early 1990s. He founded Village Real Estate in 1996, Core Development in 2003, and The CityLiving Group in 2005. Under Mark’s leadership, Village grew to employ over 350 agents and staff. In 2019, he sold the majority of his interest in Village, transitioning to Chair Emeritus. Village was rebranded as Parks Real Estate in April 2023 and later merged with Compass in May 2024.
Today, Mark and his CityLiving Group team continue to excel in residential real estate sales at Compass, with a focus on Nashville’s vibrant inner-loop neighborhoods. Mark has sold thousands of homes in areas like Hillsboro Village, 12 South, and other urban communities. His team has also led the sales of over 55 condo, loft, and cottage projects, including notable developments like CityLights, Icon in the Gulch, The Enclave, Bristol West End, and Gale Park. Since 2018, they’ve achieved over $550 million in closed development project sales, consistently ranking as a top-producing sales group.
Through Core Development, Mark and his team champion walkable, community-focused developments in emerging neighborhoods. Their portfolio includes celebrated projects such as Exchange Lofts, Kress Lofts, Werthan Lofts, the Chesterfield, Richland Station, the Finery in Wedgewood-Houston, and Alloy on Tech Hill. Many of these projects have earned Urban Land Institute awards for excellence in design. Core continues to shape Nashville’s future with innovative developments in up-and-coming areas.
Mark’s commitment to community extends beyond real estate. He has served as chairman of Urban Land Institute Nashville, president of Greenways for Nashville, and a member of the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board. Alongside his wife, Sherry, Mark has co-chaired the Next Awards and Dinner by the Bridge multiple times. He also serves on the EO Board, Greenways Commission, and Transit Alliance. By the end of 2023, the Village Fund, the charitable arm of Village and Core, had donated over $5 million to the community. Mark’s leadership has earned him numerous accolades, including being named Realtor of the Year in 2023 by Greater Nashville Realtors, recognition as a Power 100 leader by the Nashville Business Journal, and induction into the Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame in 2025.
In 2017, Mark published One-Mile Radius: Building Community from the Core, a book that reflects his passion for creating connected, thriving neighborhoods.
Mark holds undergraduate degrees in zoology and Spanish, as well as an MBA in International Management. He and his wife, Sherry Stewart Deutschmann—a serial entrepreneur and founder of LetterLogic and Braintrust—live in Hillsboro Village, where they enjoy walking the neighborhoods and Greenways. Mark’s hobbies include juggling, walking Nashville's greenways, stamp collecting, and exploring cities around the world.