Cash vs. Financed Purchases in Central Austin

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week · 1801 Ohlen RD, Austin TX 78757 · MLS #8617277 · Listed by Bramlett Partners. ALEX valuation $465,000 is an ALEX Intelligence estimate, not an appraisal.

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 $485,000 1801 Ohlen RD, Austin TX 78757 · MLS #8617277 Listed at $450,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,646 sq ft. Listed 3% below the ALEX valuation; 7% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 9% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1188681371/1801-Ohlen-RD-Austin-TX Lower-middle quartile: $485,000 to $800,000 1200 Stobaugh ST # A, Austin TX 78757 · MLS #9435169 Listed at $699,000, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,716 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 13% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 7% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1182522303/1200-Stobaugh-ST-A-Austin-TX Upper-middle quartile: $800,000 to $1,292,000 6905 Daugherty ST, Austin TX 78757 · MLS #9881862 Listed at $1,250,000, 5 bed, 5.5 bath, 2,972 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 19% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 11% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1186875525/6905-Daugherty-ST-Austin-TX Upper quartile: $1,292,000 and up 5000 Valburn CT, Austin TX 78731 · MLS #6799021 Listed at $1,399,000, 4 bed, 3 bath, 3,849 sq ft. Listed 7% below the ALEX valuation; 32% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 13% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1188487161/5000-Valburn-CT-Austin-TX

Key figures · Central Austin · October 2026

93 homes sold in Central Austin in October 2026 (down 17.7% on a year earlier).

Median sale price: $900,000 (unchanged on a year earlier).

Median price per square foot: $466.

Median days on market: 30.

Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 93.2%.

775 homes for sale now, about 5.2 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.

Cash and financed purchase shares are not available for Central Austin in the current Unlock MLS dataset. The data fields for cash share and financing type at close returned zero observations for this month, preventing a calculation of the split between all-cash buyers and those using mortgage financing. Without these figures, we cannot determine whether cash transactions or financed deals dominated October 2026 sales. A complete analysis of buyer payment methods requires reported financing data, which is currently missing for this specific market area. The available data shows 93 closed sales with a median price of $900,000 and a median days on market of 30. While we can analyze price trends and time on market, the composition of buyers by payment type remains unreported in this dataset. ALEX Intelligence notes that when cash share data is unavailable, the page cannot generate the standard "Cash vs. Financed Purchases" analysis for that period. This limitation applies to the current month's reporting cycle for Central Austin. 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

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