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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 […]

Earlier today, by a final tally of 218-214, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill. When enacted, the bill will codify OZ 2.0 into law and make Opportunity Zones […]

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 […]

OpportunityZones.com will host OZ Pitch Day Summer 2025 on Thursday, June 19, 2025, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityZones.com’s 15th OZ Pitch Day event, and the second of three such events […]

The newly proposed House reconciliation bill would introduce a new round of Opportunity Zone designations, but would significantly narrow the pool of OZ-eligible census tracts. If enacted, the legislation would result in 22% fewer Opportunity […]

Opportunity Zone legislation is coming closer to fruition. On May 12, the House Ways & Means Committee released a 389‑page reconciliation bill draft—branded “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” Tucked inside pages 158‑165 is the subtitle “Renewal and […]

Before he was Pope Leo XIV, leader of 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, he was simply “Bobby” — a boy growing up in a modest brick home in Dolton, Illinois — a neighborhood now designated for […]

The SEC has issued new interpretive guidance that significantly eases the verification requirements for accredited investors in private funds offered under Regulation D, Rule 506(c). The new interpretation should help streamline capital raising and reduce […]

OpportunityZones.com will host OZ Pitch Day Spring 2025 on Thursday, March 6, 2025, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityZones.com’s 14th OZ Pitch Day event, and the first of three such events […]

The 2024 Annual Survey Report On Opportunity Zones, conducted by OpportunityZones.com, reveals significant optimism and satisfaction among investors in the OZ program. With responses from 251 participants — including investors, developers, government officials, and other […]

OpportunityZones.com will host OZ Pitch Day Fall 2024 on Thursday, November 14, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityZones.com’s 13th OZ Pitch Day event, and the third and final one in […]

With Major League Baseball’s postseason in full swing (pun intended!), now is a great time to look at which MLB ballparks are located in Opportunity Zones. Plus, the Oakland A’s may no longer be in […]

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 […]

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, and content. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

OpportunityDb will host OZ Pitch Day Spring 2024 on Thursday, March 7, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityDb’s 11th OZ Pitch Day event, and the first of three such events […]

Through year-end 2023, an estimated $150 billion in equity has been raised by Qualified Opportunity Funds since program inception in 2018. QOFs are tax-advantaged investment funds through which Opportunity Zone projects receive funding. By this […]

The team at OpportunityDb has officially launched OZ Insiders, a mastermind group for high-performing Opportunity Zone executives, professionals, and investors. The new private community was created by Jimmy Atkinson, the founder of OpportunityDb, and Andy […]

Bipartisan legislation referred to the House Ways & Means Committee on September 27, 2023 would improve Opportunity Zones and push back the tax incentive’s deferral date by two years, from 2026 to 2028. Co-sponsored by […]

WealthChannel co-founders Jimmy Atkinson and Andy Hagans recently provided a presentation on alternative investments and private real estate at the University of Notre Dame. The presentation was given to students at Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute […]

OpportunityDb will host OZ Pitch Day Fall 2023 this Thursday, November 9, 2023, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This will be OpportunityDb’s 10th OZ Pitch Day event, and the final one of 2023. OZ […]

WealthChannel co-founders Jimmy Atkinson and Andy Hagans will be speaking at the University of Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate (FIRE) speaker series in October 2023. The FIRE Football Fridays Real Estate Speaker Series […]