OZ Pitch Day - June 19
OZ Pitch Day - June 19
How has the Opportunity Zones program opened up community development to a different class of investors? And how will revitalization projects impact OZ communities? Jill Homan is founder and president of Javelin 19 Investments, a Washington DC-based commercial real estate…
On March 12, the second tranche of IRS regulatory guidance on Qualified Opportunity Funds was submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. OIRA is a branch of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. While the first…
How can AI be used to improve Opportunity Zone investing? Former AirBNB executive Stefan Schimenes founded InvestReal last month with a mission to create the first data-driven real estate marketplace for Opportunity Zones, using AI to support investment decisions with…
Should the Treasury Department impose a community impact reporting requirement on Opportunity Zone investing? And what would a reporting framework even look like? Earlier this year, the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, in partnership with Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social…
Can blockchain technology revolutionize Opportunity Zones real estate investing? Security token offerings utilizing distributed ledger technology enables tokenization of assets, increased liquidity, reduction of costs, and improved transaction speed. And it has the potential to change how properties are sold…
The Kresge Foundation today announced that it is committing $22 million to Opportunity Zone funds offered by Arctaris and Community Capital Management. In June of last year, Kresge — in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation — announced an open call…
The city of Boulder, Colorado has seemingly been wary of the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive since the very beginning. Only one of 12 eligible census tracts within the city was recommended to state leaders. And now, that one opportunity…
Following last month’s hearing on Qualified Opportunity Funds, the IRS has completed its second tranche of regulatory guidance. Yesterday, the proposed rules were submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review. OIRA is a branch of the…
How can real estate investing in opportunity zones create triple bottom line returns? And what are some ways we can measure the social impact of these investments? Loren Schirber is project pipeline manager for Minnesota Opportunity Zone Advisors, which recently…
What will business investing in opportunity zones look like? Coworking hub and startup incubator Launch Pad may offer the best example I’ve seen so far. The husband-wife team of CEO Chris Schultz and president Anne Driscoll are on a mission…