Emilie Hamby-Irvine, REAL Estate Agent

Emilie Hamby-Irvine, REAL Estate Agent โœจ Realtor. Wife. Mom. AI-Certified Trailblazer.

With 20+ years of experience in real estate, from new home sales to residential resale, commercial, and farm & ranch, I bring deep market knowledge and fierce contract expertise to every deal.

06/19/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ.

Community Impact recently shared three local transportation updates residents may want to know about, including Harris Street reconstruction in Fulshear, an access road near the Lester Reinecker II East Transportation Center, and completed repairs along Westheimer Parkway at Mason Road.

These may seem like small updates, but road work, access points, and construction timelines can affect daily routines, traffic flow, and how people experience an area.

As Katy and Fulshear continue to grow, staying informed helps you better understand what is changing around you.

Sharing local updates and guiding you home, Texas style.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐Ÿก ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซโ€”๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ?If you're ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ...
06/18/2026

๐Ÿก ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซโ€”๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ?

If you're ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ, Texas, you've probably noticed more people asking this question as the area continues to grow.

The truth is, both new construction and resale homes offer unique advantages. The best choice depends on your goals, budget, timeline, and what matters most to you in a home.

New construction homes often come with builder incentives, modern floor plans, energy-efficient features, and warranties. Resale homes may offer established neighborhoods, mature landscaping, completed upgrades, and potentially more negotiating flexibility.

I put together a quick guide breaking down the pros and cons of each option so you can make a more informed decision before making your move.

๐Ÿ“– Read the full blog in the comments.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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06/17/2026

๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐›๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž. ๐Ÿ‘€

If youโ€™re buying or selling, you deserve more than guesswork, rushed decisions, and โ€œletโ€™s just see what happens.โ€

You deserve strategy, calm guidance, strong market knowledge, and someone who actually answers the phone.

That part is not hiding.

๐Ÿ“๐๐จ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž | ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ | ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ | ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ฒ | ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐Ÿก ๐๐จ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จโ€”๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?Most people think they know the answer... ...
06/16/2026

๐Ÿก ๐๐จ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จโ€”๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?

Most people think they know the answer... but they may be surprised.

โœ… Boerne offers Hill Country views, larger lots, and a quieter lifestyle

โœ… San Antonio offers more inventory, more price points, and easier access to major employers

So what matters most to you?

๐Ÿ  More house for your budget?
๐ŸŒณ More land and privacy?
๐Ÿš— A shorter commute?
๐Ÿ“ˆ Better long-term resale potential?

I recently compared Boerne and San Antonio, including home prices, inventory, lifestyle, and what buyers should know before making a move.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Which would you choose ๐๐จ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ? ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Emilie Hamby Irvine
Texas Providence Real Estate
Guiding You Home, Texas Style

06/16/2026

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Not every repair is worth doing before you sell.

The goal is not to do everything.
The goal is to do the right things.

Thinking about selling in Boerne, San Antonio, Katy, Fulshear, Weston Lakes, or the Texas Hill Country? Letโ€™s create a calm preparation plan before you list.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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Are you about to spend money on updates that may not matter?Before you paint, replace flooring, change fixtures, or star...
06/15/2026

Are you about to spend money on updates that may not matter?

Before you paint, replace flooring, change fixtures, or start repairs, pause and get a plan.

Not every improvement is worth the cost before selling. Some updates help your home show better. Some help with buyer confidence. But some projects may cost more than they return.

The goal is not to do everything.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ.

If you are thinking about selling in Boerne, San Antonio, Katy, Fulshear, Weston Lakes, or the Texas Hill Country, letโ€™s walk through what is worth doing and what may be better left alone.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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06/12/2026

๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ, ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ.

Recent Census data ranked Fulshear as the second-fastest growing city in the U.S., with a 21% population increase from 2024 to 2025.

With more homes, businesses, roads, and new residents, Fulshear is getting major attention near Katy and west Houston.

For buyers and sellers, growth can affect demand, timing, and long-term real estate decisions.

What do you think?
Is Fulshearโ€™s growth exciting, or do you miss the quieter small-town feel?

Comment below.

๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”?These two west Houston markets are often compared, but the ...
06/11/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”?

These two west Houston markets are often compared, but the right choice depends on more than location. It depends on your budget, commute, timing, home goals, resale plans, and what kind of move you are trying to make.

Katy may offer more price variety and established access points, while Fulshear continues to draw attention for growth, newer communities, and westward expansion.

I put together a simple guide to help you compare both markets before you make your next move.

Comment โ€œ๐†๐”๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„โ€ and Iโ€™ll send it to you, or check the link in the comments.

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06/10/2026

๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž. ๐Ÿก

Before you list, the right plan matters.

From small repairs and presentation to pricing, timing, and marketing strategy, preparing your home the right way can help you show up stronger in the market and move forward with more confidence.

If you are thinking about selling in Boerne, San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country, Katy, Fulshear, Weston Lakes, or the Houston area, letโ€™s talk through what makes the most sense for your next move.

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06/09/2026

๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: hereโ€™s what buyers and sellers should know about the Katy, Texas housing market right now.

The median list price in Katy is $398,474, with inventory at 2,262 homes.

The Market Action Index is 33, showing a slight sellerโ€™s advantage and a small increase from 32 last month.

Average days on market is 96, median days on market is 56, and 38% of listings have had a price decrease.

What does this mean for you?

โ€ข Sellers still have opportunity, but pricing and presentation matter
โ€ข Buyers may have more options to compare
โ€ข Local guidance can help you make a clear, steady decision

If youโ€™re looking for a top Realtor in Katy, Texas, Emilie Hamby Irvine is here to help you talk through your goals with care and local insight.

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