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How Low Inventory May Impact the Housing Market This Fall

Real estate continues to be called the ‘bright spot’ in the current economy, but there’s one thing that may hold the housing market back from achieving its full potential this year: the lack of homes for sale.
Buyers are actively searching for and purchasing homes, looking to capitalize on today’s historically low interest rates, but there just aren’t enough houses for sale to meet that growing need. Sam Khater, Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, explains:

“Mortgage rates have hit an...

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The Surging Real Estate Market Continues to Climb

Earlier this year, realtor.com announced the release of the Housing Recovery Index, a weekly guide showing how the pandemic has impacted the residential real estate market. The index leverages a weighted average of four key components of the housing industry by tracking each of the following:

Housing Demand – Growth in online search activity

Home Price – Growth in asking prices

Housing Supply – Growth of new listings

Pace of Sales – Difference in time-on-market

The index compares the current status “to the January 2020 m...

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Is Now a Good Time to Move?

How long have you lived in your current home? If it’s been a while, you may be thinking about moving. According to the latest Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), in 2019, homeowners were living in their homes for an average of 10 years. That’s a long time to time to be in one place, considering the average length of time homeowners used to stay put hovered closer to 6 years.
With today’s changing homebuyer needs, especially given how the current health crisis has altered our daily life...

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How will the Presidential election impact real estate?

The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most challenging times of our lives. A worldwide pandemic, a recession causing historic unemployment, and a level of social unrest perhaps never seen before have all changed the way we live. Only the real estate market seems to be unaffected, as a new forecast projects there may be more homes purchased this year than last year.

As we come to the end of this tumultuous year, we’re preparing for perhaps the most contentious presidential election of the century. Today, it’s important to l...

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Today’s Buyer’s are Serious about Purchasing a Home

Today’s Buyers Are Serious about Purchasing a Home

Today’s homebuyers are not just talking about their plans, they’re actively engaged in the buying process – and they’re serious about it. A recent report by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) indicates:

“…. Of American adults considering a future home purchase in the second quarter of 2020, about half (49%) are not simply planning it, they are actively engaged in the process to find a home. That is a significantly higher share than the comparable figu...

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Haste Makes Waste!

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[Serving the Seller in a Seller's Market]
Beware of those agents who brag that they "sold" their listing in one day.

AT VAN JOSLIN REAL ESTATE WE HAVE A PLAN TODAY FOR GETTING YOU THE HIGHEST AND BEST PRICE AND MOST DESIRABLE TERMS IN 10 – 30 DAYS.

A "One-day listing" does not usually allow your home to be exposed to a wide enough range of motivated buyers. A quick sell corners you into accepting less than favorable terms for move out dates, lease backs, financing etc. Van Joslin Real Estate wil...

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Building a World Class Real Estate Agency

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CIRCA 2004:

At the writing of this article during these challenging times when the stock market cannot decide whether to be up or down, the banks aren’t sure if they are still in the lending business and real estate values are considered by some to be the most uncertain they have been in decades, how does a world class real estate agency emerge? From the right vision combined with the experience know how and perseverance of a driven professional.

Broker / owner Hank Van Joslin is this professional and he is bu...

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News Flash! Van Joslin sells Highest Priced Residential Re-Sale to date in The Woodlands

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The Woodlands reaches a new level in real estate sales……..this $5 million home was sold in less than 60 days. Van Joslin Real Estate tapped into it’s national and international network to bring clients from three continents to make offers on this home. New records for listing agents and selling agents in The Woodlands! *according to HAR data

Press Release Van Joslin’s International networking Nets $5M in Less Than 60 Days!

Van Joslin Real Estate headquartered in The Woodlands, has raised the ba...

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Hank Van Joslin – Giving Back to the Community!

Circa 2006

Just hours after receiving the Builder Sales Person of the Year in The Woodlands , Texas , Hank Van Joslin, and his team of employees enjoyed a day long celebration cleaning up 2 miles of FM 2978 as part of the annual Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-off. Earlier this year, Hank became involved with Adopt a Highway and is now the proud foster parent of a critical stretch of FM 2978 which is quickly becoming a main access road to the west gate of The Woodlands. Clad in bright orange vests and stocked with “Don’t mess with Te...

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