Tagged: opportunity zones

September 18, 2019 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Opportunity Zones are new, tax-advantaged vehicles for investors to earn more on their money. Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the first qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) first hit the market in early 2018. Designated by state authorities, there are now thousands… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise has raised over $22 million for their Opportunity Fund. The information was revealed in a recent Form D 5o6c filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Fundrise Opportunity Fund benefits from the newly minted “Opportunity Zone” designation created… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change is planning to launch an Opportunity Zone fund enabling access to investments in the newly minted tax-advantaged designation. As explained by the IRS: “Qualified Opportunity Zones were created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These zones are… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Iconoclastic crypto-preneur Brock Pierce is taking advantage of new legislation enacted in Puerto Rico to help rebuild the island since Hurrican Maria hit it hard. Recently, the Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello has signed into law a bill that creates Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)…. Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealCrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, has launched a new marketplace to provide access to newly formed Opportunity Zone fund investments. According to RealCrowd, the new offering will focus solely on investments offered by third-party real estate sponsors that intend to be… Read More