Saturday, January 1, 2022 / by Meagan Henry
Put down that sledgehammer! If you’re preparing to undertake major home renovations in order to sell your home, stop for just a minute and reassess. Any avid HGTV fan can tell you just how frequently the channel’s professionals suggest sizable renovations as a way to increase home values before putting the property on the market. But where is the line between renovations that increase your property’s value and those that won’t earn you much extra equity? If you’re not a professional home flipper or real estate guru, that can be a hard line to find. Before you dive into home renovations and selling real estate in Georgetown, take a moment to ensure the renovations you’re thinking about will actually help your home.
Is It Necessary?
Before you dive into painting, replacing counters, or any more aesthetically-based projects around your home, it’s important to ensure your home is in good repair. It may not be the most exciting way to s! ...
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Monday, November 20, 2017 / by Meagan Henry
For families with school-aged children, summer is usually the busiest time for buying and selling real estate, if only to ensure all the chaos of moving happens before the school year starts up again. While it might be the easiest time to make your move in terms of scheduling, the summer may not actually be the most opportune time to buy or sell. Real estate trends work more on a micro level than a macro, and right now, the market trends for Williamson county tell us that this fall could be the perfect time to make your move. At the Russ Phillips Team, we want to do more than guide you through buying and selling real estate, we want to help welcome you to your new home and to our community.
Tracking Market Trends
When it comes to talking about real estate market trends, it’s not in your best benefit to talk in nationwide trends because what’s true in one city or region may not necessarily hold true, even in the next county over. Trends are hyper-local, which means that wha! ...
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Monday, November 20, 2017 / by Meagan Henry
Fall is officially here! While Central Texas may not be experiencing the crisp fall temperatures that some parts of the country get, the weather is finally cooling down, which means it’s time to get outside and enjoy it! It may not be cold enough for a scarf, but that doesn’t change the fact that the time has come for farmer’s markets, pumpkin patch fun, holiday preparations, and pumpkin spice flavored everything. Fall festivities abound here in Georgetown, and it’s these fun events that remind us why living at the edge of town is amazing. With Halloween right around the corner, there are plenty of upcoming events that make our fair city an amazing community to be a part of. Here are a few of the fun events coming up for those who live in and near Georgetown:
Farmer’s Markets
Grab farm-fresh produce and locally raised meat. Not only is it more sustainable to support local farms and ranches, but the food inevitably tastes better! Georgetown offers farmers markets every Tues! ...
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Monday, November 20, 2017 / by Meagan Henry
Here at The Russ Phillips team, community is one of the most important things to us. When we talk about community, usually we talk about community in regards to living and working locally in Georgetown and all the myriad reasons we’re proud to be a part of this beautiful enclave outside of Austin. But community doesn’t stop at the city limits or the county line; sometimes, it goes much further. When something as big as a hurricane sweeps through, it affects so many families across our great state that we couldn’t help but get involved—because yes, our local community is important to us, but so is our state and our nation.
The Toll of Disaster
When Hurricane Harvey blew up the Gulf Coast and straight through Houston, those strong winds and powerful rain did a lot of damage, but they were then followed by days of flooding that heaped even more dangers on top of disaster. With so many families displaced and homes destroyed, Harvey darn near leveled a huge Texas community. At ! ...
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Monday, November 20, 2017 / by Meagan Henry
Anyone who has visited Georgetown knows it’s a special place. As one of the top realtor teams in the area, The Russ Phillips Team could have picked any number of places in or around Austin to locate our office—and we picked Georgetown for a reason. The blend of modern amenities and historical charm meld to create a magical small-town feeling that thrives on knowing your neighbor and loving where you live. The sense of close-knit community here is a rare feeling so close to the fast-paced life of our capital city. And really, that’s what makes Georgetown such a magical place to live and work; we are close enough to enjoy the happenings in the heart of Austin, but far enough removed that we can truly be a part of the community in which we live. This is why The Russ Phillips Team chose to place our office in the heart of historic downtown Georgetown.
History Meets Community
Our town is blessed to have an abundance of historic buildings gracing the downtown area. In order to p! ...
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