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Jonestown 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 $305,000
18210 Lura LN, Jonestown TX 78645 · MLS #6755591
Listed at $220,000, 4 bed, 2 bath, 1,786 sq ft. Listed 3% below the ALEX valuation; 53% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 10% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1190457698/18210-Lura-LN-Jonestown-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $305,000 to $550,000
18201 Lura LN, Jonestown TX 78645 · MLS #1233541
Listed at $349,990, 3 bed, 3 bath, 2,234 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 40% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 5% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1189810409/18201-Lura-LN-Jonestown-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $550,000 to $874,000
8609 Nina LN, Jonestown TX 78645 · MLS #6275800
Listed at $775,000, 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 3,093 sq ft. Listed 1% below the ALEX valuation; 5% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 13% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1169662191/8609-Nina-LN-Jonestown-TX
Upper quartile: $874,000 and up
17743 W Reed Parks RD, Jonestown TX 78645 · MLS #7896827
Listed at $2,995,000, 5 bed, 5.5 bath, 5,153 sq ft. Listed 8% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 8% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1177976194/17743-W-Reed-Parks-RD-Jonestown-TX
Key figures · Jonestown · rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026
- 49 homes sold in Jonestown in the 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026 (up 32.4% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $449,000 (down 42.1% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $264.
- Median days on market: 41.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 92.6%.
- 76 homes for sale now, about 9.3 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 Jonestown, every single home sold in the last six months was purchased with financing. The data shows zero cash transactions among the 49 closed sales recorded between April and September 2026. This means that for buyers in this market, securing a mortgage is the only path to ownership during this period.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed the financing types at closing to determine the share of sales paid entirely in cash versus those requiring a loan. The result is a 0% cash share across the entire sample. While the median sale price dropped to $449,000 from $716,500 in the prior six-month window, the reliance on traditional financing remained absolute.
This absence of all-cash deals suggests that buyers are dependent on current mortgage rates, which stood at 7.32% as of late October 2026 according to Freddie Mac. The lack of cash purchases may also reflect the specific inventory mix in Jonestown, where properties likely require financing due to price points or buyer demographics not captured in this dataset.
For sellers and agents, this indicates that marketing efforts should focus on buyers' ability to qualify for loans rather than competing with cash offers. With no cash transactions recorded, negotiation leverage is derived from the terms of the financing rather than the certainty of a cash close. The market remains entirely driven by financed activity.
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, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026, n=49
Cover photo: Aerial - Colorado River - Lake Travis 01 by Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0, 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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