Opportunity Zones and OZ Fund News

Activating OZ Communities with Business Container Parks, with Sasha Favelukis

June 10, 2019

How can incubating local businesses in shipping containers achieve Opportunity Zone community activation and gentrification without displacement? Sasha Favelukis is founder of CoPlace, a San Diego-based investment and advisory firm that performs a mix of real estate and local business investing. They specialize in community activation in Opportunity Zones. Click the play button below to

Rise of the Rest and Opportunity Zone Office Real Estate, with Clint Myers

June 5, 2019

Will office real estate be the driver for much of the economic growth across the nation’s Opportunity Zones? Clint Myers is partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, a seed fund that invests in startups located outside of locations that traditionally receive startup funding — an approach that has a lot of overlap with the

The Opportunity Zone Fund that Raised $40 Million in 5 Months, with Chris Loeffler

June 3, 2019

Are Opportunity Zone Funds actually raising any money yet? Chris Loeffler is co-founder and CEO of Caliber, an Arizona-based alternatives investment management firm that was among the first to launch a Qualified Opportunity Fund last year, a fund which has already raised $40 million, is actively deploying capital to Opportunity Zones, and is expected to

The White House’s Vision for Opportunity Zones, with Scott Turner

May 29, 2019

How can the resources of the Federal government be leveraged to help deliver generational impact to Opportunity Zone communities? Scott Turner is the newly appointed executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council — a group of cabinet members and White House officials charged with coordinating Federal agency efforts to magnify the impact

Puerto Rico passes Opportunity Zones regulatory bill

May 22, 2019

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Opportunity Zones Development Act last week. The bill creates the regulatory framework for investing in Opportunity Zones on the island and establishes conformity with the federal tax incentive. Several additional incentives are also created by the new law, including: 18.5 percent tax on the net income

Opportunity Zones and Economic Dynamism, with John Lettieri

May 22, 2019

How was the Opportunity Zones initiative created in the first place? And why is this program so radically different from previous place-based policies? John Lettieri is co-founder and president of the Economic Innovation Group, a Washington, DC-based public policy organization that created the Opportunity Zones legislation and continues to inform the rulemaking process. Click the

Opportunity Zones as Portfolio Diversifiers, with Tony Chereso

May 20, 2019

How can retail investors access alternative investments typically reserved for institutional investors? And where do Opportunity Zones fit into the universe of portfolio alternatives? Washington, DC-based Tony Chereso is president and CEO of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, a trade group tasked with advocating for awareness of portfolio diversifying investments (PDIs). Click the play button

Developing in Chicago’s Opportunity Zones, with Lennox Jackson

May 16, 2019

Chicago is home to 133 opportunity zones. But which neighborhoods on Chicago’s West and South Sides have the greatest levels of redevelopment need? And what are some of the challenges of acquiring capital for building in low-income communities? Lennox Jackson is founder and CEO of Urban Equities, a Chicago-based real estate developer and advisor that

Why Gentrification Is a Good Thing, with Lennox Jackson

May 15, 2019

Is gentrification a good thing? And why might affordable rate housing not be the best solution in certain low-income neighborhoods? Lennox Jackson is founder and CEO of Urban Equities, a Chicago-based real estate developer and advisor that specializes in residential, retail, and commercial projects. Note: this is Part 1 of my conversation with Lennox. Click

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HUD announces new FHA incentives for multifamily OZ properties

May 14, 2019

Last Thursday, May 9 at the SALT Conference in Las Vegas, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced two new Federal Housing Administration incentives for multifamily properties located in Opportunity Zones. Firstly, FHA has designated a team of senior underwriters who will ensure expedited review of applications for properties located in opportunity

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Activating OZ Communities with Business Container Parks, with Sasha Favelukis

Rise of the Rest and Opportunity Zone Office Real Estate, with Clint Myers

The Opportunity Zone Fund that Raised $40 Million in 5 Months, with Chris Loeffler

The White House’s Vision for Opportunity Zones, with Scott Turner

Puerto Rico passes Opportunity Zones regulatory bill

Opportunity Zones and Economic Dynamism, with John Lettieri

Opportunity Zones as Portfolio Diversifiers, with Tony Chereso

Developing in Chicago’s Opportunity Zones, with Lennox Jackson

Why Gentrification Is a Good Thing, with Lennox Jackson

HUD announces new FHA incentives for multifamily OZ properties

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