Posts by Nicholas Hoffman and Company

As we reach the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. office market is undergoing a transformation that’s reshaping investment strategies, tenant expectations, and urban development. The term on every commercial real estate professional’s lips? Bifurcation. This growing divide between high-performing, amenity-rich office buildings and their potentially outdated, underutilized counterparts is no longer a trend—it’s the new normal.…

What do you think of when you hear the word population? Ever expanding? Overpopulation perhaps? It seems natural to observe rising rents, low unemployment, shrinking apartments, crowded tourist attractions, supply shortages, or traffic jams in sprawling suburbs and conclude that the world must be bursting at the seams. I read an interesting book several years…

The American dream of home ownership might be fading. For decades, the government has tracked the difference between renting and owning. The Federal government recently published its latest home affordability index, which measures the cost of home ownership versus renting. The results are staggering. Last year, the national average rent was $1,805 per month, while…

Daytime soap operas have not been the same since “Days of Our Lives.” Known for its controversial subjects, it aired from 1965 to 2022. Today’s political news cycle continues to be a running soap opera of sorts.  Wave after wave of news makes you want to shelter from exhaustion.  The key to managing is to…

So far, 2025 has been a year of surprises from Washington. Among the changes have been headcount reductions in the federal government, including a 43% workforce reduction in the Small Business Administration (SBA) driven by the cost cutting efforts of DOGE. In 1958, just five years after the SBA itself was created, the Small Business…

Good fortune comes in all forms. Warren Buffett is fond of mentioning his good fortune to be born in the USA. He has also experienced the good fortune of lucid longevity, despite what strikes me as ill-advised dietary habits, including plenty of Cherry Cokes, Dairy Queen hamburgers, and Mrs. Sees’ candies. We all have choices…

I was cheered recently when a client referenced the deleterious effect negative returns have on wealth accumulation. He pointed out that a 25% loss requires a 33.3% gain to get back to flat. Steep losses are a killer when it comes to building wealth. This reminded me of a related but less appreciated concept: large…

Interest rates are currently hovering near their highest point in years. Most headlines focus on the resulting challenges such as more expensive debt. But there is a silver lining we shouldn’t overlook – elevated interest rates create opportunities for estate and income tax planning. The Section 7520 interest rate, a monthly figure published by the…

As many of you know, I listen attentively to every word from the Oracle of Omaha. Most recently, at age 94, he held court at the AGM of Berkshire Hathaway, his last as CEO of the company he built. I made notes during the six hours of coverage and am sharing some takeaways that I…

Earlier this month, I had a brief layover in Orlando. As you can expect, throughout the airport, banners and signs invite tourists to visit the main attractions – the theme parks. The always-familiar Disney and Universal Studios capture the majority of the signage. This time, however, a new and unfamiliar one caught my eye: Epic…