How 6301 Dorothy Muree Drive listed at $295,000 and closed at $308,000 in 30 days.
A 2,581 sq ft four-bedroom in Alta Vista Phase III (Temple, Academy ISD). Listed January 31, 2026 with no price change, closed March 2 at 104.4% of list to a buyer using a VA loan. This is what the MLS record shows, measured against the 18 size-matched Alta Vista closings in the same export.
6301 Dorothy Muree Drive in Alta Vista Phase III (Temple, Academy ISD) went on the MLS on January 31, 2026 at $295,000. The price never changed. It closed on March 2, 2026 at $308,000 — 104.4% of list, $13,000 over — to a buyer using a VA loan. Thirty days from listing to closing.
Across the 18 size-matched Alta Vista closings in the same CTXMLS export (1,936–3,226 sq ft, closed October 2025 through August 2026), the median sale closed at 98.4% of its original list price and took 74.5 days from listing to closing. None of the 18 closed faster than this one, and none closed at a higher share of its original list price. Temple resale overall in the same export: median 95.9% of original list, median 60 days on market.
6301 Dorothy Muree Drive (2,581 sq ft, 4 bed, built 2018, Academy ISD) listed at $295,000 on January 31, 2026 and closed at $308,000 on March 2, 2026 — 104.4% of list, 30 days from listing to closing, VA financing, no price change. The 18 size-matched Alta Vista closings in the same export had a median close of 98.4% of original list, a median 74.5 days from listing to closing, and a median $124.32 per sq ft. Verdict: the list price sat about 8% under the neighborhood’s closed price per square foot, and the market paid over it.
- List price $114.30 per sq ft vs. the Alta Vista size-matched median closed price of $124.32 per sq ft (n=18)
- Closed at $119.33 per sq ft — below the neighborhood per-foot median, above the median total closed price of $295,500
- 30 days listing to closing vs. a 74.5-day neighborhood median; MLS days-on-market field: 30 vs. 43
- 12 of the 18 neighboring sales were VA-financed; this one was too
- Temple resale, same export: median 95.9% of original list, median 60 days on market (n=1,015)
- Source: CTXMLS, observed September 2, 2026
Listed at $114 per square foot in a subdivision closing at $124.
The listing was 2,581 square feet of 2018 construction — four bedrooms and a loft upstairs, two full baths and a half bath, a double oven in the kitchen, and a roof replaced in August 2024 per the listing. No HOA. Academy ISD. Inside Temple city limits.
At $295,000, the list price worked out to $114.30 per square foot. The 18 size-matched Alta Vista homes that closed between October 2025 and August 2026 had a median closed price of $124.32 per square foot. So the asking price sat roughly 8% below what the neighborhood had been paying per foot for homes in this size band.
Under $300,000 for 2,581 square feet in Academy ISD was the listing’s own headline. The price-per-foot gap is the number behind it.
Listing photos, 6301 Dorothy Muree Drive. Two interior frames are virtually staged, as marked on the originals.
No price change. Closed $13,000 over list with a VA loan.
The listing went active January 31, 2026 and closed March 2, 2026 — 30 days. The close price was $308,000, 104.4% of the $295,000 list price. Financing was VA. The list price never moved.
What the MLS record does not contain: the contract date, the number of offers, showing counts, or how the VA appraisal came in. I am not going to fill those in from memory on a page that exists to show the record.
For scale, Temple resale closings in the same export (n=1,015) had a median close of 95.9% of original list and a median 60 days on market.
Where 6301 Dorothy Muree landed against size-matched Alta Vista closings.
This sale vs. the 18 size-matched Alta Vista closings in the same export.
| Measure | 6301 Dorothy Muree | Alta Vista median (n=18) | Temple resale median (n=1,015) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close vs original list | 104.4% | 98.4% | 95.9% |
| MLS days on market | 30 | 43 | 60 |
| Days, listing to closing | 30 | 74.5 | 85 |
| Closed price per sq ft | $119.33 | $124.32 | — |
Temple resale = every closed Temple sale in the export flagged Resale (not builder, not foreclosure). CTXMLS, observed September 2, 2026.
Bigger homes sell for less per square foot. This home is 2,581 sq ft against a cohort median of 2,374. At the neighborhood’s median $124.32 per foot it would pencil to about $321,000 — but buyers do not pay median per-foot for the largest homes in a band. It closed at $119.33 per foot: under the per-foot median, over the $295,500 median total price, and over its own list price. If you are pricing a larger Alta Vista home, price per foot is the lens buyers use, and the discount for size is real.
A sale over list is a data point, not a promise.
One sale, one month, one buyer. The honest read is the median: size-matched Alta Vista homes closed at 98.4% of original list and took about ten and a half weeks from listing to closing. This one beat both, and 11 of the other 18 closed under their original list price.
The export also cannot tell you why it went the way it did — offers, showings, the appraisal, the buyer’s situation. Those details matter, and I will walk through them in person for your own home with the numbers in front of us.
“Price per square foot is where Alta Vista buyers start. This home listed under the neighborhood’s closed per-foot median, drew a VA buyer, and closed at $308,000 in 30 days. That is the record. It does not mean every Alta Vista home sells over list — 11 of 18 comparable sales did not.”
What this means if you are selling in Alta Vista
The subdivision’s own closed sales set the expectation. Here is the baseline from the same export, dated September 2, 2026.
- Start from $124 per square foot, then adjust for size. That is the median closed price per foot for the 18 size-matched sales (1,936–3,226 sq ft). Larger homes in the band closed lower per foot; smaller ones higher.
- The neighborhood baseline is 98.4% of original list and 74.5 days from listing to closing. Faster and higher happened here, but plan around the median, not the exception.
- Expect a VA buyer. 12 of the 18 comparable sales were VA-financed, and so was this one. The VA appraisal and the VA’s minimum property requirements belong in an Alta Vista sale plan from day one, not as a surprise under contract.
- A list price that never moves is the goal, not the norm. 7 of 18 comparable sales closed at or above original list; 11 closed below it. The number you start at decides which group you join.
- Ask for the cohort, not a single comp. One flattering sale is not a pricing strategy. Ask any agent for the size-matched subdivision medians and the date they were observed.
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