The 7 Most Important Things We Learned From The Latest IRS Opportunity Zone Regulations

With the unveiling of the highly anticipated second set of proposed regulations related to opportunity zones, 2019 is going to be a big year for investors wanting to take advantage of the much-hyped federal program.

By Wednesday afternoon, commercial real estate professionals, investors and others were poring over the 169-page regulations released by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

"From what we’ve seen so far, this is a positive step,” EIG President and CEO John Lettieri said. “This removes a lot of the obvious impediments that have kept capital on the sidelines to date … I think it’s going to free up a lot of capital."..

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RSK: Finally IRS clears up some of the major questions regarding Opp Zones. No triple net leases folks but you can pass it on to your heirs are just a few clarifications. Read this one.