Watts Happenings: News & Blog

Dedicated mountain bikers and anyone who’s ever wanted to give it a try, you’re in for a treat. On November 19, from 2-5PM, RideBHM opens, bringing mountain biking to the masses. We got a sneak preview, so keep reading for all the details.  Back in March 2022, we...

Just dropping this here to recognize Chip on his Birmingham Business Journal's "Who's Who in CRE"!Just look at all those designations y'all. It means Chip knows a thing or two about commercial real estate.

Emile Hughes, one of our commercial agents here at Watts Realty, has started a new venture called Ride Resorts. It's a mountain biking park development setting out to make the sport accessible to people of all skill levels and provides something beyond the average bike trail ...

According to Chip Watts, president of Watts Realty Co., three major areas revolving around “uncontrollable expenses” are impacting rents in the Birmingham market. This includes comparative sales increases causing property taxes to rise and be recouped through increase...

For those of you who wonder about offer presentations, here’s a very direct article for consideration. If it’s in an email or handwritten on a napkin, real estate agents in Alabama must present your offer to the Seller - by law. Period. Although this article is specif...

Property owners are leaning heavily on their property managers to stay abreast of what’s next in the shifting regulatory market. And while recent and suggested actions from the Biden Administration have garnered some attention, according to Chip Watts, CPM, CCIM, the item l...

Please be safe out there & understand how the 20 degree rule works for your home’s air conditioning!! As a simple role of thumb, your AC can only keep your home 20 degrees cooler than the outside air temp - expect your home to only cool down to 75-80 degrees this upcomi...

Chip was quoted recently in the New York Time's regarding the technological transitions some buildings will be making, or maybe not, as the pandemic resides.  In a contact-less world, a building's OS will play a bigger part in security, health status, and building ef...

As a father of a Marine, Chip was honored to spend time with the U.S. Marine Toys for Tot Foundation in late December during the recent Institute of Real Estate Management® (IREM) Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4 Holiday Celebration and Chapter Awards Night. Full Articl...

Have you heard? People outside of Birmingham enjoy what this city has to offer.So much so that one of the worlds most elite travel magazines listed Birmingham, Alabama as one of the top places to travel in the world for 2022. INTHEWORLD!    https://www.cntrave...