Dramatic Stone Villa on Horseshoe Bay, Texas Lists at $8.5 Million With Boat-In, Boat-Out Access
Realtor.com · Larissa Runkle · 9 August 2026
TL;DR
A Venetian-inspired stone villa in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, has been listed at $8.5 million — down from a previous asking price of $9.9 million, representing a roughly R25 million price reduction at current exchange rates. Built in 2014, the six-bedroom, 10-bathroom residence at 113 La Posada sits across three estate lots within the exclusive Escondido Golf and Lake Club, covering approximately two acres and more than 1,000 feet of shoreline along Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. Interior highlights include 14-foot ceilings, a 650-gallon freshwater aquarium, a climate-controlled wine cellar, and an elevator connecting all three floors. Outside, a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen with wood-fired pizza oven, rooftop patio, and a private putting green with sand trap cater to leisure-focused buyers. A private enclosed boat dock with three slips completes the waterfront offering. The club's $160,000 initiation fee is waived for the buyer.
Our take
This listing sits firmly in the global ultra-luxury segment — at roughly R155 million at current rand-dollar rates, it is the kind of property that South African high-net-worth individuals and family offices with offshore investment mandates occasionally consider as part of a diversified real estate portfolio. For SA readers, the relevance is less about this specific home and more about what it signals: waterfront lifestyle properties with private dock access and golf-club integration command significant premiums globally, a trend mirrored locally in estates along the Vaal Dam, Hartbeespoort, and the Garden Route's Knysna Lagoon. South African developers and estate agents marketing similar integrated lifestyle offerings — think Steyn City or Val de Vie — can draw useful benchmarks from how amenity stacking (golf, water access, outdoor entertaining) justifies premium pricing even after a meaningful price reduction. For SA buyers with Section 10(1)(o) offshore allowances or formal emigration in mind, the Texas Hill Country market offers relative value compared to comparable California or Florida waterfront estates. Worth watching as a reference point for what aspirational lifestyle buyers expect at the top end.
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