Homes in San Antonio also spend a median of 86 days on the market, giving buyers plenty of time to negotiate. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Ian MuttooThe San Antonio metro’s real-estate market is among the best in the nation for homebuyers, with a new study by mortgage lender Best Interest it No. The average price cut here is also arout $6,000, the study found. On that list, San Antonio ranked second only to Detroit. Meanwhile, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio all ranked among the top five cities with the lowest sale-to-list price ratio.