I'm an interior designer. Here are 10 trends I won't be wasting money on in 2025.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
farmhouse style kitchen with open shelving, butcher block, and green subway tiles
I'm not on board with open-shelving designs for a kitchen.

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A Gen Xer was laid off from her job in LA and moved to Bali to retire early — 7 years later, her mom followed suit

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Two women sitting in a heart-shaped frame in Bali at the rice fields.
Debbie Welsch moved to Bali after being laid off from her job

Debbie Welsch.

These baby-boomer homeowners have seen their home values soar. Now they can't afford housing to retire in.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
A couple looking out at houses.

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I moved from New York to Portugal for graduate school. I fell in love, got engaged, and have no plans to move back to the US.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
A selfie of a couple
Nicole Echeverria met her fiancé through TikTok.

Nicole Echeverria

We live part-time in California but still own our big house in the Midwest. With some creativity, we did it on a budget.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Author Kelly Dwyer smiling next to railing in front of ocean at Huntington Beach
I love spending part of my year in California while being able to return home to the Midwest.

Kelly Dwyer

I'm a dual citizen who lives in Canada. It's not as easy as you think to move here.

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A United States flag and a Canadian flag flying next to each other.
Dual citizen Michael Stiege has lived in Canada and the US for an extended time.

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Hurricanes drove me away from the Florida coastline, so I moved inland to a $480,000 home in a 'hurricane-resistant' community.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Patti DiMarco's one-story home in Florida with a palm tree in the front yard.
Realtor Patti DiMarco's home in Babcock Ranch, Florida.

Courtesy of Patti DiMarco

These 2 factors will help unlock the housing market in 2025, according to Realtor.com's chief economist

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment
A graphic of a house locked up in chains with a golden key underneath depicts a

Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

A millennial spent $1 million converting a Tribeca loft into a swanky bachelor pad — and just sold it for $6.9 million

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Tech entrepreneur Alfonso Cobo and the NYC apartment he renovated.
Alfonso Cobo bought the apartment for $4.6 million and spent another $1 million in renovations.

Tim Lenz

Michael Jordan finally sold his mansion outside Chicago after 12 years — for a 67% discount. See inside.

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Michael Jordan wears a black leather jacket and wears a tense expression in March 2023 at a Charlotte Hornets game
Michael Jordan has finally offloaded his ultra-customized mansion in the Chicago suburbs.

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