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Cash vs. Financed Purchases in Lago Vista
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-11-08
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 $340,000
3204 Mount Vernon Ave, Lago Vista TX 78645 · MLS #7834492
Listed at $319,000, 4 bed, 2 bath, 1,786 sq ft. Listed 1% below the ALEX valuation; 13% under the local price per sq ft.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1190585751/3204-Mount-Vernon-Ave-Lago-Vista-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $340,000 to $415,000
5501 Hitching Post, Lago Vista TX 78645 · MLS #3784618
Listed at $360,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2,009 sq ft. Listed 4% below the ALEX valuation; 13% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 4% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1188447615/5501-Hitching-Post-Lago-Vista-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $415,000 to $599,000
20202 Lincoln CV, Lago Vista TX 78645 · MLS #2022882
Listed at $430,000, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,089 sq ft. Listed 3% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 11% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1187634820/20202-Lincoln-CV-Lago-Vista-TX
Upper quartile: $599,000 and up
17501 Navigation LN, Lago Vista TX 78645 · MLS #8813270
Listed at $1,100,000, 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 4,531 sq ft. Listed 8% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 21% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1180733268/17501-Navigation-LN-Lago-Vista-TX
Key figures · Lago Vista · October 2026
- 31 homes sold in Lago Vista in October 2026 (up 3.3% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $380,000 (up 2.2% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $201.
- Median days on market: 64.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 94.9%.
- 199 homes for sale now, about 7.1 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.
Can buyers in Lago Vista afford to pay cash for a home? The current market data does not provide a breakdown of financing types for the 31 homes that closed in October 2026. Without this specific field populated, we cannot calculate the share of sales paid entirely in cash versus those requiring a mortgage.
The median closing price for these 31 transactions was $380,000, up 3.3% from September and 2.2% higher than October 2025. While we know the total volume and prices, the payment method remains unreported in this dataset. Consequently, any analysis of cash versus financed purchases for this specific month must rely on the absence of data rather than a calculated ratio.
In markets where financing data is available, a high cash share often signals strong investor activity or buyers with significant liquidity who can bypass appraisal and interest rate hurdles. In Lago Vista, the lack of this metric means we cannot determine if the current 31 closings were driven by all-cash offers or traditional mortgage financing.
ALEX Intelligence notes that while the median price per square foot dropped slightly to $201 and days on market held steady at 64 days, the composition of buyers remains unknown for this period. Buyers should verify their specific financing options with a lender, as the aggregate cash share for October is not available in the current report.
URL: https://alex.realestate/market/lago-vista
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, October 2026, n=31
Cover photo: Warbler Vista, Lago Vista by Toniklemm, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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