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| Partner, ALEX Companies |
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Cash vs. Financed Purchases in ABOR Region October
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-11-08
Deal of the Week

Deals of the Week by price quartile. The quartiles come from the last 12 months of closed sales here. Each pick has the top ALEX deal score in its price range.
Lower quartile: under $315,000
702 N 2nd ST, Copperas Cove TX 76522 · MLS #5446211
Listed at $119,999, 3 bed, 1 bath, 897 sq ft. Listed 20% below the ALEX valuation; 5% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 25% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1178326149/702-N-2nd-ST-Copperas-Cove-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $315,000 to $416,000
501 W Buck Street, Caldwell TX 77836 · MLS #7190909
Listed at $378,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 3,680 sq ft. Listed 22% below the ALEX valuation; 41% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 17% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1178626501/501-W-Buck-Street-Caldwell-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $416,000 to $630,000
5810 Secrest DR, Austin TX 78759 · MLS #8657587
Listed at $515,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2,183 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 20% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 10% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1180761448/5810-Secrest-DR-Austin-TX
Upper quartile: $630,000 and up
20808 Sandy Brown LN, Webberville TX 78621 · MLS #5853320
Listed at $729,990, 5 bed, 3.5 bath, 3,504 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 17% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 18% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1175728544/20808-Sandy-Brown-LN-Webberville-TX
Key figures · ABOR / Unlock MLS Region · October 2026
- 2,387 homes sold in ABOR / Unlock MLS Region in October 2026 (down 10.0% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $400,000 (down 7.0% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $205.
- Median days on market: 58.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 93.8%.
- 15,581 homes for sale now, about 5.0 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
Source: Unlock MLS, October 2026. Homes only (single-family, condo, townhome). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Can buyers pay cash for homes in the ABOR region? The data for October 2026 does not include a breakdown of financing types for the 2,387 closed sales recorded this month. Without a reported share of cash purchases or financed transactions, we cannot calculate the split between these two primary funding methods for the current period.
The dataset tracks other key metrics such as median close price and days on market, but the specific field for cash versus loan financing was not populated for this run. Consequently, no percentage of sales paid entirely in cash can be stated for October, nor can a trend line for cash activity be drawn against prior months or last year.
ALEX Intelligence notes that while 2,387 homes closed at a median price of $400,000, the financing composition remains unreported in this specific data extract. Buyers and sellers looking for the ratio of cash deals to financed deals must wait for a future report where this field is populated or consult individual transaction records directly from the MLS.
Until that data becomes available, the market analysis focuses on price trends and inventory levels rather than payment methods. The absence of this figure means we cannot assess whether the current buyer pool is leaning more heavily toward cash offers or traditional mortgage financing in the ABOR region for October 2026.
Want to see this home? Call or text George at 713.918.9951 for a private showing.
Data from Unlock MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Model outputs are ALEX Intelligence estimates, not appraisals.
Read more Central Texas market data on the ALEX blog: https://alex-companies.com/blog
Source data: Unlock MLS closed sales, October 2026, n=2387
Cover photo: Lady Bird Lake, downtown Austin by Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; darkened, cropped and text added.
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Partner, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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