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Mortgage Rates Jump the Most in 35 Years

from #303 - Meeting In The Woods | The Tim Dillon Show · #303

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Tim reads a real headline about mortgage rates spiking and mocks Ben and his wife for missing their window to buy a house, predicting they'll rent forever under BlackRock's plan.

In this bit6 moments
  • Tim argues that celebrity culture survives by flooding media spaces with famous people contractually obligated to say nothing, handed daily talking points about Ukraine and race.
  • As a podcaster, Tim contrasts himself with celebrities, noting he has ads for companies that won't exist in three months instead of scripted content.
  • Tim declares the celebrity industry is done: everyone is rich and should stop, with the final humiliation being older icons like Jack Nicholson dying while podcasting.
  • Mortgage rates in the US have jumped by the most in 35 years, according to the June 16th article.
  • Tim asks if his guest and his wife were planning to buy a house, then tells him the rate spike means they won't be doing that anymore.
  • Tim jokes that the guest's wife will be shocked at his income when she finds out what he actually earns.
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