opportunity zones

MinnesotaFinance

Opportunity Zone tax questions? IRS releases extended guidance on qualified opportunity fund relief

In Notice 2021-10, the IRS released extended guidance and relief for various opportunity zone requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IllinoisFinance

Capital markets: Hardened for much of 2020, ready for a big 2021

As the events of 2020 continue to unfold, both lenders’ and investors’ views on CRE continue to evolve. For the remainder of 2020 and into…

MidwestCRE

Akerman: Executives’ CRE optimism reaches record high

Executives and investors are still optimistic about the commercial real estate market and the U.S. economy, even as they prepare for an expected downswing in…

For tax-saving opportunities, don’t overlook the 1031 exchange

Real estate investors looking to defer capital gains taxes got a new tool recently in Opportunity Zones. But a tax deferral method already exists and…

Can the Opportunity Zone program bring new life to NWI Indiana community?

During the last 30 years, Moorestown, New Jersey-based IMPACT Environmental has helped to revitalize more than 48 million square feet of commercial sites in the…

The state of the industrial market

A panel of real estate brokers, investors and developers essentially all agreed that the industrial marketplace continues to flourish, surpassing just about every growth and…

MidwestCRE

New Opportunity Zone regulations may divert some funds from real estate

The U.S. Treasury has disclosed its highly anticipated Opportunity Zone regulations. The new guidelines are intended to give greater tolerances to Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF)…

MidwestFinance

The big hope: Will opportunity zones pump new life into distressed communities?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December of last year brought plenty of changes to the nation's tax code. But it also provided…

Opportunity zones will benefit impoverished areas and CRE investors

A new federal program implemented last year is starting to take shape, and it has win-win implications both for the country's poorest residents as well…