First-time homebuyers are propelling Georgetown’s real estate market, especially at the midrange price level, while repeat buyers face high interest rates, local Realtor Tanya Kerr said.

The big picture: More than a quarter of April sales across Georgetown’s three area ZIP codes were in the $300,000-$399,999 price range—a market typically saturated with first-time homebuyers.

Data from ICE Mortgage Technology shows roughly 51.5% of U.S. mortgage holders have a rate below 4%, while the current 30-year fixed average rate is 6.37%, according to Federal Reserve data. For a move-up buyer trading in their starter home, that means surrendering a low rate and taking on higher property taxes and insurance.

Quote of note: “The pain for that buyer to leave their current home must be strong enough that they’re willing to give that up,” said Kerr, with T. Kerr Property Group under Keller Williams Realty.

The outlook: Real estate data through spring 2026 reflects a market in correction, not collapse, Kerr said.

Texas Excel Gymnastic Academy will open next month in Georgetown, offering gymnastics classes and competitive teams, company representative David Morton said.

Digging deeper: Former collegiate gymnast Kristi Bluett Morton will be the head coach at the new facility, and brings 30 years of coaching experience.

The gym will also offer NinjaZone, which includes a combination of obstacle course, gymnastics and parkour training, as well as host events.

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As a shortage of primary care physicians continues in Central Texas, patients are more frequently choosing to use urgent care facilities to meet their health care needs, industry professionals said in May.

In a nutshell: April Gillam, chief operating officer at Next Level Urgent Care and secretary of the Urgent Care Association, said patients are waiting, on average, around 31 days to see a traditional primary care physician. Seeking more immediate access to health care professionals, she said many are turning to urgent care facilities for primary care needs.

What they’re saying: “We are seeing more of the 'Hey, I have high blood pressure and I haven't been to the doctor in this many years. Can you manage my blood pressure?’” Gillam said. “That's one of the most common things that we see—people who have unmanaged high blood pressure.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3 that a case of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, was detected on a cattle ranch in South Texas.

The overview: The case marks the first domestic detection of screwworm in a decade and the first Texas case in approximately 50 years. The flesh-eating parasite is a threat to the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry.

Zooming in: No additional infestations have been identified, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told reporters. Federal and state officials have emphasized that they do not anticipate issues with the food supply chain, as the screwworm only targets live animals and does not infest meat, fruit or vegetables.

However, experts have warned that a larger, prolonged screwworm outbreak could cause a spike in beef prices.

A widespread infestation is estimated to cost Texas at least $1.8 billion per year in damages, according to a USDA analysis of a 1976 screwworm outbreak. Texas cattle, sheep and goat producers would face about $732 million in annual losses.