Month: January 2025

A new study has named the American cities where housing prices are expected to skyrocket in 2025.

Housing prices across the country are expected to rise about 3.7 percent next year, according to the study, conducted by Realtor.com; which is commensurate with the yearly increase since 2012. However, there are more than a dozen American cities which are expected to see exorbitant housing increases over the next 12 months. Many of the cities on the list were major metropolitan hubs in larger states, but several of the included regions may surprise you.

Florida is the state which will see the highest volume of increase, claiming five out of the 16 spots on the list. But Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada are expected to suffer the brunt of the increase with cities in four out of the top five spots.

Phoenix, AZ, is the city expected to see the biggest increase in housing costs in 2025. Arizona’s most populous city is expected to see a price increase of 13.2 percent and a sales growth of 12.2 percent, according to the website. Hot on Phoenix’s heels is Colorado Springs, CO, which is expected to see price growth of 12.7 percent and an astonishing sales growth of 27.1 percent. Now’s the time to buy property in Colorado Springs, as the site predicts that housing costs there will double before 2030.

Tucson, AZ, landed third in the ranking, with an expected price growth of 12.4 percent and a nearly identical sales growth of 12.5 percent. Prices in Tuscon won’t be as bad as they are everywhere else, though, considering housing there is roughly 25 percent cheaper than the national average. Boise City, Idaho, took fourth place with an expected 12.3 percent price gross and a rather measly two percent sales growth. Coming fifth was Las Vegas, NV, where prices are expected to rise by 12.3 percent and sales by 5.5 percent.

Rounding out the top 10 were four cities in Florida, as well as a few other spots. Orlando, FL, came in sixth with a projected price growth of 12.1 percent; Ogden, UT, tied with Tampa, FL, for seventh place with both expected to see an 11.8 percent increase; Daytona Beach, FL, came eighth with 11.5 percent; Memphis, TN, ninth with 10.5 percent; and Sarasota, FL, came tenth with an anticipated 10.4 percent increase.

You can see the top 16 cities below or check out the full survey here.

1. Phoenix, AZ
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Tucson, AZ
4. Boise City, ID
5. Las Vegas, NV
6. Orlando, FL
7. Ogden, UT
8. Tampa, FL
9. Deltona/Daytona Beach, FL
10. Memphis, TN
11. Sarasota, FL
12. Lakeland, FL
13. Atlanta, GA
14. Austin, TX
15. Durham, NC
16. San Antonio, TX

For centuries, the use of tobacco and smoking has been a part of our culture and other cultures around the world. Even up until the mid 1960s, smoking cigarettes was allowed in nearly every public space; hospitals, school buildings, bars, and restaurants included. It wasn’t until the 1970s and ’80s that the health consequences became more apparent, with illnesses such as gum disease and lung cancer being directly linked to smoking.

And while we know that regular cigarette use is dangerous for our health and the health of those around us, new research found that it may also have a direct link to a shorter life span. 

According to a study from the University College London, smoking a single cigarette takes about 20 minutes off a person’s life, on average. That means if you smoke one pack of 20 cigarettes, you’ll lose nearly seven hours off of your life. Add three more packs and you’ll lose over a day. 

Most data comes to the same conclusion—the harm caused by smoking is generally cumulative. Therefore, the sooner you stop regularly smoking, the longer you’ll live. 

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To put it into perspective, the analysis concluded that if a person who smokes 10 cigarettes per day quits smoking on Jan. 1, 2025, they could prevent the loss of a full day of life by Jan. 8. In addition, if they stopped smoking for 20 days from Jan. 1 to Feb. 20, they could boost their life expectancy by a week. If they didn’t smoke from Jan. 1 to Aug. 5, they would gain a whole week and if they stopped for a year they would gain back 50 days of life. 

“Most smokers realize that smoking could shorten their life but not the impact of each cigarette they smoke,” the study’s authors said. “Britain has some of the best data available worldwide to estimate the average loss of life per cigarette smoked, which is approximately 20 minutes: 17 for men and 22 for women.”

Aside from obesity, smoking cigarettes is one of the main causes of death worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five people die each year from cigarette use. That’s more than 480,000 deaths annually, including deaths from secondhand smoke. Not to mention, cigarettes are known to cause heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 

If you’ve been hesitant to stop smoking, this could be the sign you need to start 2025 fresh.