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Kissing Tree Cash vs. Financed Purchases in the Last Six Months
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-10-20
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 $370,000
244 Wild Honeysuckle WAY, San Marcos TX 78666 · MLS #7815896
Listed at $349,000, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,568 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 7% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 10% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1189560114/244-Wild-Honeysuckle-WAY-San-Marcos-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $370,000 to $458,000
117 Mountain Sorrel CT, San Marcos TX 78666 · MLS #6406478
Listed at $375,000, 2 bed, 2.5 bath, 1,649 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 5% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 8% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1186166937/117-Mountain-Sorrel-CT-San-Marcos-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $458,000 to $556,000
105 Beebalm CV, San Marcos TX 78666 · MLS #8684207
Listed at $525,000, 2 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,271 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 4% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 8% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1190106272/105-Beebalm-CV-San-Marcos-TX
Upper quartile: $556,000 and up
336 Calming Agave Way, San Marcos TX 78666 · MLS #2152883
Listed at $665,000, 3 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,360 sq ft. Listed 4% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 15% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1176755595/336-Calming-Agave-Way-San-Marcos-TX
Key figures · Kissing Tree · rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026
- 54 homes sold in Kissing Tree in the 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026 (up 14.9% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $451,750 (up 3.9% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $240.
- Median days on market: 126.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 89.9%.
- 60 homes for sale now, about 6.5 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
Source: Unlock MLS, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026. Homes only (single-family, condo, townhome). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
In the last six months ending September 30, 2026, every single home sold in Kissing Tree was purchased with financing. Across 54 closed sales, zero transactions were recorded as cash purchases. This means 100% of buyers relied on mortgage loans to close their deals during this period.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed the financing data for all 54 transactions to determine the split between cash and financed buyers. The data shows a complete absence of cash activity in this specific window, with the sample size for cash share recorded as zero. This contrasts with broader regional trends where cash purchases often account for a portion of sales, though no comparable cash figures are available for the immediate region or Hays County in this dataset to establish a direct benchmark.
The median close price for these 54 financed homes was $451,750. With mortgage rates at 7.32% as of late October 2026, buyers in Kissing Tree were navigating a financing-heavy market where liquidity and loan approval were the primary drivers of transactions. The lack of cash deals suggests that affordability constraints or investment strategies typical of all-cash buyers may be less prevalent in this specific community segment during this timeframe compared to other areas.
This analysis is based on Unlock MLS closed sales data for Kissing Tree, a master-planned community in San Marcos. The figures represent the rolling six-month window and reflect the actual financing methods used by purchasers who completed their transactions between April 2026 and September 2026.
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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, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026, n=54
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Broker: Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC · License #565194-BB.
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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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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