Realtor.com to Debut FlyAround, Offering 360-Degree Views of Properties

by Phil Hall | Oct 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Realtor.com is planning to offer its users FlyAround, a new feature that leverages 3D Maps from Google Maps Platform that provides a 360-degree view of property listings. According to the company, FlyAround enables users to see lot dimensions, topography, and how a...

Mortgage Rates Drop for Fourth Straight Week

by Phil Hall | Oct 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates continued their downward slide in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.17% as of Oct. 30, down from last week when it averaged 6.19%. A year ago at this time, it FRM...

DeSantis Continues Blasting Florida GOP on Multiple Property Tax Proposals

by Phil Hall | Oct 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has continued his criticism of the Republican-led House of Representatives for failing to present a single proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief. Florida Phoenix reports DeSantis expressed disappointment with House Speaker...

National Vacancy and Zombie Foreclosure Rates Decline

by Phil Hall | Oct 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 1.32% residential properties, roughly 1.4 million homes, were vacant, according to the fourth quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report from ATTOM. This is down slightly from 1.33% in the previous quarter. The states with the highest...

Median Monthly Housing Payment in Biggest Decline Since Last November

by Phil Hall | Oct 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median monthly housing payment was $2,530 during the four weeks ending Oct. 26, according to data from Redfin. That represents a 1.4% year-over-year drop and the biggest decline since November 2024. Redfin attributed the lower payment level to declining mortgage...