Thousands of communities across the U.S. will soon have built-in incentives for investors to put money into their real estate and businesses thanks to the new Opportunity Zone federal program. Where those zones will be is beginning to come into focus.
The extended deadline for states and territories to nominate census tracts as Opportunity Zones passed Friday, and as jurisdictions release their selections, distinct patterns are beginning to emerge around how states went about choosing zones and what areas were ultimately selected.