Opportunity Zones are a tax incentive program that encourages people and corporations to invest their capital gains into lower-income communities. Investments made through the program are predominantly in real estate.

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    • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a new federal incentive—Opportunity Zones—to spur investment in low-income and undercapitalized communities. Governors (and the mayor of the District of Columbia) have now selected zones, and investors, businesses, state and local governments, and philanthropy are figuring out how to turn this concept into investable deals.
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