Our History
Mark Spain, Chairman and CEO, is an Atlanta native and a University of Georgia graduate from the Terry College of Business. Mark is a second-generation real estate agent who grew up loving homes, landscaping, and neighborhoods. Further, he developed a zeal for customer service and people after watching his dad in business. With this passion for providing excellence and a desire to deliver an unparalleled client experience, he founded a company that was about the relationship over the transaction, people over money.
In 2011, after 15 years of practicing real estate, Mark Spain joined Keller Williams and formed the Mark Spain Team. Over the next 5 years, the Mark Spain Team helped over 3,500 families close on their homes. In 2016, Mark Spain announced independence from Keller Williams and formed Mark Spain Real Estate. 2016 saw the sale of 1,842 homes, the busiest year yet. Mark Spain Real Estate opened 9 new offices, 3 of those branching out to serve the Charlotte, Raleigh and Nashville areas in the following two years. In 2019, Mark Spain Real Estate helped 4,200 families close on their homes. Mark Spain Real Estate was named #1 in closed transactions in the US for the third year in a row by the Wall Street Journal and served over 5,600 families in 2020. Finally, our growth and desire to serve will only continue to increase as 2021 will be our biggest year yet.
