June 2025

Buying a Home in 2025: Market Trends, Interest Rates, and Key Considerations

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Buying a Home in 2025 - interest rates & challenges

Purchasing a home in 2025 comes with unique challenges and opportunities. The housing market has been under pressure for years, with high prices, elevated interest rates, and low inventory creating hurdles for buyers. However, as we move through 2025, there are signs of change that could impact your decision to buy. This article explores key considerations for buying a home this year, including market trends, interest rates, and practical steps to make the process smoother. Additionally, we’ll highlight how these factors influence your purchasing strategy, helping you make an informed choice.

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The Conurbation of Cerebral Citizens

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A White House study in 2021 found that 400 billionaire families paid an average of 8.2 percent of their income in taxes, while the average American paid 13 percent of their wages in taxes. Keep that in mind as you read the following.

Dryden Brown, a man of  twenty-nine, has a new plan that will “save Western civilization” as we know it. He is on a mission to create a “network state” called Praxis, a city that “has yet to exist.” Praxis will be a “special economic zone” that will “accelerate technological progress” in the areas such AI (Artificial Intelligence for those unfamiliar with it) biotech and energy. Praxis has raised about half a billion dollars from the likes of Sam Altman, Shervin Pishevar, as well as (those notorious billionaire brothers) Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The city already has an online community of 89,000 prospective citizens. You didn’t get invited? Well, you’re not cerebral enough, and don’t have the social connections necessary in this “neo-Gilded Age.”

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