Greer-Fort Negley Site: An Opportunity to Honor History and Create Green Space

Nashville has a golden opportunity to transition a 68-acre park system, formerly hosting Greer Stadium, into much-needed green space for the neighborhood and the entire growing community. Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team left the 41-year-old Greer Stadium...

STRs: Good for Investment and for Corporate Stays

With more companies relocating to Nashville, short-term rental (STR) communities have become a good investment and are ideal for corporate stays. Both my development company and my real estate group are currently involved with two such properties. STRs are a good...

Creating a Multifamily Dwelling to Fit the Neighborhood Culture and Attract Residents

In 2014, Core Development decided to focus its urban revitalization efforts in Wedgewood-Houston. We purchased just over nine acres of land and started to build Nashville’s first live/make community called The Finery. The concept fit the culture of the urban...

Tennessee Voices

My wife, Sherry, and I are both entrepreneurs and really value the support and friendships we’ve gained through the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. That’s why we agreed to co-host the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s NEXT Awards on Oct. 25. We talked about the awards, our...

New Construction Homes are a Best Buy in Today’s Housing Market

With homes selling fast and prices skyrocketing, buying a new construction home is a good alternative to fighting with multiple offers on an existing home. The median home sale price in Nashville is $395,000. That’s up 23.2% from last year and the highest we have seen...

The Path to Community Building

(Above: Mark Deutschmann stands outside of Village Real Estate’s first office.) Hitchhiking across the country. Juggling for peace in Nicaragua. Planning a new community in Madison. Becoming a change agent. Those were a few of the topics Don Hutcheson and I...