Country Music King George Strait Sells Texas Ranch After Four Years on the Market

After four years, country music legend George Strait has finally sold his nearly 8,000-square-foot adobe home in San Antonio.

The residence, most recently listed for $6.9 million, sold earlier this month to Shannon Ralston, according to property records. Ms. Ralston, the founder and CEO of Angel Staffing, which services medical facilities around Texas, was not immediately available for comment. 

Mansion Global could not determine the closing price of the ranch. Texas is one of several non-disclosure states in the U.S., and does not report home sales prices in government records. Listing agent Tamara Strait of Strait Luxury, also Mr. Strait’s daughter-in-law, did not immediately return requests for comment. 

Sitting on more than 12 acres, the four-bedroom, eight-bathroom abode was designed and custom-built for Mr. Strait and his wife, Norma, by the late Arizona-based sculptor and architect Bill Tull, according to the listing. The 69-year-old troubadour—known for hits like “All My Exes Live in Texas,” “Carrying Your Love With Me” and “Give It Away”—purchased the land at the Dominion Country Club in the mid-1990s, Mansion Global previously reported. It overlooks the city and the Texas hills. 

The home features 14 custom fireplaces, exposed ceiling beams, hand-plastered walls, stained-glass windows, yellow pine hardwood floors and a copper-topped bar designed by Tull, according to the listing. There’s also a primary bedroom suite with two bathrooms and two walk-in closets, a safe room, a gym and sauna, a patio with an outdoor kitchen, an infinity edge pool and a one-bedroom casita. 

The ranch was first listed in November 2017 for $10 million, although the price was not revealed at the time, Mansion Global reported. The listing was removed in August 2018 and was on and off the market with sporadic drops in the price until October, when the price was cut to $6.9 million, a 31% reduction from the original ask. 

Representatives for Mr. Strait did not immediately return a request for comment.