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Behind The Scenes At The Wyoming Reserve Opportunity Zone Fund
Today, The Wyoming Reserve Opportunity Zone Fund released a new site tour video, showing a behind-the-scenes look inside their gold and silver vaulting business, strategically located in an Opportunity Zone in Casper, Wyoming. The site tour
OZ NewsHour: Introducing The Brand New OpportunityZones.com
OpportunityDb has rebranded as OpportunityZones.com. Plus: the Fed's lower interest rates may spur renewed interest in OZ investing, Jimmy tours a precious metals vault in an Opportunity Zone, and the U.S. Navy turns to an OZ fund to expand
OpportunityDb Is Now OpportunityZones.com
OpportunityDb, the world’s leading authority on Opportunity Zone investing, today announced its rebrand as OpportunityZones.com . The company’s website includes a new logo, along with a refreshed suite of industry-leading OZ tools, guides,
Family Office Real Estate Insights, With DJ Van Keuren
Despite being ideally suited for Opportunity Zone investing, less than one-third of family offices have made an OZ investment. DJ Van Keuren, executive director at the Family Office Real Estate Institute, joins the show to discuss why many
U.S. Navy Taps Opportunity Zone Fund To Expand Submarine Building Capacity
The U.S. Navy has announced that private equity-backed United Submarine Alliance Qualified Opportunity Fund will provide capital for the redevelopment of a major submarine supplier yard in an Opportunity Zone in Mobile, Alabama. The "USA Fu
Live Q&A With Opportunity Zone Experts, An OZ Pitch Day Panel
At OpportunityDb's recent OZ Pitch Day event, prominent Opportunity Zone attorneys Gerry Reihsen, Brett Siglin, and Ashley Tison joined a live "Ask The Experts" session to answer your OZ questions. Topics discussed included the 30-month sub
Developing Hotels In Opportunity Zones, With John Schellhase
Hotel development deals are benefiting from favorable supply-demand dynamics post-COVID. John Schellhase, assistant vice president of investments at Peachtree Group, joins the show to discuss Peachtree's approach to Opportunity Zone investm
The Premiere Episode Of "Opportunity Zones Office Hours"
Join Jimmy Atkinson at OpportunityDb the first Monday of every month at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, to get your Opportunity Zones questions answered live. In this month’s episode, Jimmy answered questions about the OZ map, interest rates, which b
OpportunityDb Seeking Input For 2024 Opportunity Zones Survey
OpportunityDb has opened a new Opportunity Zones survey to collect input from OZ stakeholders regarding their investment activity and opinions of the tax incentive program. Enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, the Opportunit
OZ NewsHour: Opportunity Zones Go Mainstream
The New York Times recently featured the Opportunity Zones program, and the paper's coverage was surprisingly balanced (headline notwithstanding). Plus: Novogradac announces that 185,000 homes have been built with QOFs, and Jimmy announces
Miami Opportunity Zone Investing, With Liam Krahe & David Cohen
Miami is experiencing steady and comparatively outsized growth, with strategically located Opportunity Zones offering new avenues for investment and development. Liam Krahe and David Cohen, co-founders of the South Florida QOZ Fund, join th
OZ NewsHour: A Political Earthquake For Opportunity Zones?
Kamala Harris is the new Democratic nominee for President, but does she hate Opportunity Zones? Plus: Polymarket believes President Trump is still favored to win the election, and Capital Square prepares to open yet another OZ building. Opp
The Next Steps For Opportunity Zones, With Ja'Ron Smith
Can Opportunity Zones be re-tooled to help create additional social impact for years to come? Ja'Ron Smith, chief advocacy officer at the Opportunity Funds Association, joins the show to discuss efforts to reauthorize the Opportunity Zones
Why Invest In Opportunity Zones Now?
Opportunity Zone investing is down significantly over the past two years. Why might now still be a great time to invest in Qualified Opportunity Funds? Recorded live at OZ Pitch Day on June 13, 2024, featuring OZ Insiders members Andrew Dou
OZ NewsHour: Will Opportunity Zones Make A Comeback?
According to Novogradac's poll of experts, an OZ program extension would likely spur an avalanche of new investment activity. Plus: Inland's Keith Lampi provides insights on the self storage sector, and Capital Square launches their ninth O
The Rise Of Self-Storage Real Estate, With Russ Colvin
The self-storage industry is booming. Russ Colvin, CEO and president of YourSpace America, joins the show to share his insights on the unique advantages of self-storage real estate development within Opportunity Zones, emphasizing the secto
OpportunityDb To Host Opportunity Zone Pitch Day On Thursday, June 13th
OpportunityDb will host OZ Pitch Day Summer 2024 on Thursday, June 13, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityDb's 12th OZ Pitch Day event, and the second of three such events in 2024. OZ Pitch Day is a one-day on
OZ NewsHour: Congress Takes A Field Trip To OZs
Congress' powerful Ways and Means Committee recently took a field trip to Erie, Pennsylvania to talk about Opportunity Zones. Plus: Jimmy recently availed himself of an OZ Open Bar, and the upcoming OZ Pitch Day agenda is shaping up to be a
Opportunity Zone Limitations & Ideas For Improvement, With Matthew Rappaport
The Opportunity Zones concept as a place-based economic development policy is a great idea with broad bipartisan support, but some the execution leaves much to be desired. Matthew Rappaport, vice managing partner and co-chair of the tax gro
A Return To Real Estate Market Fundamentals, With Michael Tillman
The sudden turn from a longstanding zero-interest rate policy to our current environment of higher interest rates has paused capital markets and resulted in a slowdown in real estate investment volume. Michael Tillman, CEO and CIO of PTM Pa
5 Tips For Raising Opportunity Zone Equity From Investors
Raising capital for Opportunity Zone projects can be a challenge, especially in today's macroeconomic environment of high interest rates and inflation. But, the OZ incentive itself along with the current equities bull market present a uniqu
OZ NewsHour: The OZ Home Building Boom, & A Meetup In Chicago
Novogradac has announced a staggering number of homes that Qualified Opportunity Funds have helped to finance, detailed in a new report. Plus: Big OZ development news from Urban Catalyst in San Jose, and Driftwood Capital in Miami. Opportun
Pre-TCO Double Net Leasing In Opportunity Zones, With Axel Adler
Triple net leasing is a common commercial real estate investing strategy. Unfortunately, it doesn't qualify for the purposes of Opportunity Zone investing. But double net leasing does. And for some investors, it can offer a shortcut to OZ c
Navigating Market Uncertainty, With Bob Clippinger
Navigating economic uncertainty requires a bold investor's eye for uncovering emerging opportunities before they hit the mainstream. Bob Clippinger, president of Clippinger Investment Properties, joins the show to discuss Opportunity Zone i