Now Available: The Opportunity Zones Playbook
Now Available: The Opportunity Zones Playbook
What happens when OZ 1.0 and OZ 2.0 collide? On this edition of OZ NewsHour, Andy Hagans and Jimmy Atkinson explain the unique 2027–2028 overlap, how long the original tracts remain active, and why the next phase of Opportunity Zones…
On this month’s live episode of OZ Office Hours, OpportunityZones.com founder Jimmy Atkinson discusses key dates related to OZ 2.0, plus answers live questions from the audience. Join Jimmy the first Monday of every month at 3:00 PM Eastern Time,…
When an investor defers a capital gain by rolling it into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF), that deferred gain is ultimately recognized for tax purposes on December 31, 2026, unless triggered earlier by an inclusion event. Real estate attorney Brad…
How did Opportunity Zones become permanent, and what changes are coming when OZ 2.0 kicks in on January 1, 2027? In this crash course episode, OpportunityZones.com founder Jimmy Atkinson breaks down the OZ timeline, the new rules and tax benefits,…
How does a prime neighborhood drive an Opportunity Zone project’s success? Alicia Miller of Black Salmon joins the show to discuss her firm’s “location-first” strategy. Alicia shares details on Black Salmon’s new multifamily development in downtown St. Petersburg and a…
President Trump’s signature on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, enacted OZ 2.0 and made Opportunity Zones a permanent feature of the tax code. In this live episode, Jimmy Atkinson and Andy Hagans recap Congressional passage of H.R. 1…
Earlier today, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will make Opportunity Zones permanent. The bill now heads back to the House for final passage before going to President Trump for enactment. Update 7/4/25: The…
The U.S. Senate has released draft legislation that could make Opportunity Zones a permanent part of the tax code. In this special OZ NewsHour edition of the podcast, Jimmy Atkinson and Andy Hagans break down what’s in the Senate’s proposal,…
Capitol Hill is moving toward a permanent Opportunity Zones program, but the fine print matters. In this OZ Pitch Day panel, Jimmy Atkinson is joined by Blake Christian and Jim Lang to unpack the Senate’s draft OZ 2.0 bill. They…
A vacant 1939 high-school building that plagued downtown Mount Vernon for a quarter-century is now The GRAD Apartments—38 fully leased luxury units—thanks to Joel Mazza and Bob Erlanger of Erma Capital. In this episode, they reveal how layering Opportunity Zone…