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Cash vs. Financed Purchases in Rockdale
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-11-12
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 $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
- 53 homes sold in Rockdale in the 6 months ending Oct 31, 2026 (up 23.3% on a year earlier).
- Median net sale price: $227,580 (up 0.5% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $146.
- Median days on market: 59.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 92.2%.
- 49 homes for sale now, about 5.5 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
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.
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
Source data: Unlock MLS, rolling 6 months ending Oct 31, 2026, n=53
Cover photo: Rockdale, TX, Chamber of Commerce office IMG 2243 by Billy Hathorn, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; darkened, cropped and text added.
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
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov










