The 2025 Tax Shake-Up: How the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Is Reshaping Real Estate Investment

In today’s economy, earning a “good salary” isn’t enough. A recent SmartAsset study reveals a sobering truth: even in the most affordable U.S. states, a single adult needs at least $80,000 per year to live comfortably. In the most expensive ones, that figure exceeds $120,000 — far beyond the $62,000 median individual income reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the end of 2024.

You’ve seen this before—markets peak, volatility returns, and capital doesn’t disappear. It moves. And if you’re paying attention, it moves into commercial real estate when equity markets look overvalued and unstable.