Watts Happenings: News & Blog

Friends and followers, after almost 14 years of service to the State of Alabama, Bill Watts retired from the Alabama Real Estate Commission as of this past week.  Bill has served since 2007 and has been appointed by three different governors...a bipartisan Senate feat very f...

(This article, in slightly different form, originally appeared in Wealth Management Real Estate—formerly National Real Estate Investor.)https://www.wealthmanagement.com/property-management/how-property-managers-have-approach-risk-new-normal One of the essential mandates for...

By Tony Wilbert CoStar News December 29, 2020 | 11:45 AMAs the new president of the Institute of Real Estate Management, known as IREM, Chip Watts knows the group's 20,000 members will play a key role as companies across the United States and globe begin bringing employees ba...

It's Turkey Day!!! Well, not quite yet. However, today at Watts Realty it's Turkey's for Tenants Day!  Eligible tenants remember to bring those letters with you to claim your turkey.  Also check out this post from Bham Now for a little history of why we...

The following article was featured in National Real Estate Investor Magazine.The path of our careers is much like our very lives. As they mature, different needs come to the forefront. Early on, we might be looking for ground-level education, recognition, and establishment. Later...

New IREM President Chip Watts lays out his vision for how commercial real estate associations can work together and with stakeholders in meaningful partnerships.                                 &...

Along with representatives from the Institute of Real Estate Management as well as the National Association of Realtors,Chip Watts of Watts Realty Co. Inc. and IREM president elect met with officials on Sept. 15 to voice their concerns.The group told officials at the National Eco...

There exists a misconception that rental housing owners enjoy large margins and can continue operating in the absence of rent payments. With so much discussion around rent payments during COVID-19, the rental housing industry would like to explain the breakdown of $1 dollar of re...

Chip has been involved in national discussions regarding rent abatement and concessions as well as the impact of such concessions/abatements on the back-end with landlords failing to pay mortgages due to lack of rental income. It's a 15-minute podcast with great information!&...

I recently read an article by the BBC about why so many of the world's oldest companies are in Japan.  Well, turns out they have certain characteristics and attitudes about business and life in general that allow for longevity over multiple centuries.   https://www...