Watts Happenings: News & Blog

We try not to put too many "listings" on our Facebook, but this one holds a special place with us. Mr. Hawkins brought on this listing many, many years ago. It was quite a large parcel that we have sold in pieces over multiple transactions. Shades Valley High School campus wa...

The following is an exert from Nov/Dec 2017 edition of the Journal of Property Management by Joseph Dobrian... "The consensus among property management specialists and other real estate services professionals is that 2018 will be another strong year for real estate generally, ...

Chip gets down to the basics with Brent Godwin of The Birmingham Business Journal regarding several national franchise brands that have recently left the 5 Points South retail spaces looking for new tenants.  Click here for article.

Over the last few years, Birmingham has experienced a renaissance and redevelopment of downtown in large part due to commercial real estate growth. Commercial real estate, according the Birmingham Association of REALTORS®, contributes $465 billion a year to the U.S. GDP (Gros...

Brent Godwin of the Birmingham Business Journal recently interviewed Chip about newly announced projects and some currently active projects slated for the Southside community of downtown Birmingham. The following is an excerpt. To read the entire article click on the link below. ...

Watts Realty is honored to be able to accomplish this deal, and be named by BBJ in their annual Deals of the Year. The Watts family worked hard with all its partners to pull this one from vision to reality. Opening May 5th! We have been involved in Birmingham real estate for 111 ...

Local real estate experts are hopeful that a new Topgolf location in downtown Birmingham could mean big things for the future of the city. "Topgolf is an entertainment venue many of our clients have experienced in other metros and have expressed as a 'wish-list' item when discuss...

Go get some food from our new Tenant, Holler & Dash at 2801 18th Street South! Oh yes, we know social media is about shameless plugs nowadays, so get ready!!! After you eat, stop by Soho Retro to browse (& buy!) for some new stuff for your house, then get a haircut at S...

We are so proud of this new lease with Holler & Dash. It's been "hush hush" since Greg Hess at The Shopping Center Group introduced us to them in May 2015. We were able to sign a lease with them back in August 2015. It appears they are starting to hit the social...

A downtown fixture for almost 110 years, Peanut Depot needs to expand to support their growing sales across the US; their new location near Region’s Field will also be convenient for Birmingham Barons ball games–for which they have, fittingly, the exclusive...