Cash vs. Financed Purchases in Rockdale

Deal of the Week

424 San Gabriel ST, Rockdale TX 76567
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 $179,000 424 San Gabriel ST, Rockdale TX 76567 · MLS #3471718 Listed at $94,999, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,567 sq ft. Listed 23% below the ALEX valuation; 59% under the local price per sq ft. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1191438508/424-San-Gabriel-ST-Rockdale-TX Lower-middle quartile: $179,000 to $224,000 722 Dyer ST, Rockdale TX 76567 · MLS #3487475 Listed at $179,000, 3 bed, 1 bath, 1,060 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1187621143/722-Dyer-ST-Rockdale-TX Upper-middle quartile: $224,000 to $345,000 1702 Pecos Ave, Rockdale TX 76567 · MLS #9194742 Listed at $264,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,946 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 8% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 2% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1188402089/1702-Pecos-Ave-Rockdale-TX Upper quartile: $345,000 and up 2003 Okelley RD, Rockdale TX 76567 · MLS #8571541 Listed at $399,900, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,464 sq ft. Listed 5% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 7% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1187972137/2003-Okelley-RD-Rockdale-TX

Key figures · Rockdale · rolling 6 months ending Oct 31, 2026

Source: Unlock MLS, rolling 6 months ending Oct 31, 2026. Single-family homes; prices net of seller-paid concessions, the same figures as the ALEX market statistics pages. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Market figures by town

In Rockdale, the market data does not currently support a breakdown of cash versus financed purchases. The dataset for the rolling six months ending October 31, 2026, shows 53 closed sales but contains no recorded financing types or cash transaction flags. Consequently, ALEX Intelligence cannot calculate the share of buyers paying all cash or the share relying on mortgages. This absence of data means we cannot determine if local buyers are leveraging traditional financing or using liquid assets to close deals. While the median sale price rose 5.2% compared to the prior six-month period to $227,580, and days on market dropped significantly by 48.7%, the specific payment method remains unrecorded in this sample. Without a recorded cash share or financing type for these 53 transactions, any estimate of buyer leverage would be speculative. The current analysis relies solely on price, time on market, and square footage metrics where data is present. Buyers and sellers should note that while the median contract-to-close duration is also unreported for this period, the volume of activity remains steady with 53 sales against a backdrop of 49 active listings. For a complete picture of buyer financing behavior in Rockdale, future data updates must include explicit fields for cash transactions or loan types. Until then, the market pulse reflects price and velocity trends without the nuance of payment method distribution. 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
George Arnold Alexander III, MPA
Partner, ALEX Companies
Associate Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC
Licensed Broker in TX, CO, NC, AL
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Source data: Unlock MLS, rolling 6 months ending Oct 31, 2026, n=53
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