One of the fastest appreciating neighborhoods in the Georgetown Texas real estate market has been the downtown area. There is always an investor/builder doing some type of major renovation on an old home in the Georgetown historic district. Just drive through the streets downtown and you’ll see many beautiful homes that have retained their historic charm next to fixer-uppers that are just waiting to be purchased by the next visionary. The downtown area is Georgetown’s best kept secret for attracting new business and residents, but it looks like we have once-again caught national attention and the secret is out!
In the July issue of THIS OLD HOUSE magazine, Georgetown was identified as one of 12 neighborhoods nationwide that is considered the best old-house neighborhoods in the United States. For your convenience, I’ve posted the original article below:
Best Places to Buy an Old House: Editors’ Top 12 Picks
By: KEITH PANDOLFI, ALLISON GOLDSTEIN, TARYN LONERGAN, AND MELISSA THOMAS, This Old House online
The Neighborhood
Georgetown once served as a staging area for cattle drives along the Chisholm Trail. These days, the town’s historic center bustles with boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants, but it still looks like a scene from a John Wayne Western. Georgetown is located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, and is home to Southwestern University, recently named one of “America’s Best Value Colleges” by the Princeton Review. Plus, it’s only 30 miles away from hip-and-happening Austin.
The Houses
Late-19th-century Queen Annes and Greek Revivals as well as beautiful 1930s Arts and Crafts and Stick Victorian homes are scattered throughout the area.
The Prices
Price tags on fixer-upper bungalows sometimes read as little as $90,000, though grander homes here can run in the millions.
Why Buy Now?
Old homes with Western flair are dang hard to come by, and these are close to Austin, the best little hot spot in Texas, with music, food, and culture that gets better by the minute.
Among the best:
Art Lovers, City Slickers, Luxury Homes, Craftsman Houses, The Southwest
If you’re looking for that perfect downtown charmer then call me at 512-554-9594 and lets meet!
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