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Ross Baird

@rossbaird

Investing in communities across America via @BlueprintLocal. Previously cofounder @villagecapital; author of The Innovation Blind Spot; Big fan of @UVA @Braves.

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There has been a major—and almost entirely unnoticed—advance in the research on the most significant place-based incentive on the books. That’s right: it’s time to update your priors on Opportunity Zones!

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Why should you care about #OpportunityZones right now? Because high-quality multi-year evidence is telling us that OZs have produced: ✅Large-scale $ and geographic reach ✅Large development effects ✅positive spillovers ✅⬆️housing supply ✅⬆️housing values ✅stable rents

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If you have a short or long-term capital gain from selling something last year Whether it was a business, partnership interest, Apple stock, crypto, or anything else You owe taxes on April 15th However, if you invest in an Opportunity Zone Fund, you can defer those taxes until

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Was great to join Jimmy Atkinson to share what we are seeing in capital markets, and what we've learned investing $200M in Opportunity Zones over the past four years. Enjoy!

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We've invested in ~25 Opportunity Zone projects, with $3B in total capital to distressed areas in the US. We have invested from VA (with the leadership of Mark Warner), to the Carolinas (with leadership of Tim Scott) to Texas. We need both an extension and impact reporting

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The Vice President paid a visit to an Opportunity Zone development today Extending the legislation means more projects like this As tax policy is being written (right now) let your congressman know the importance of adding the transparency/reporting requirements and the

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Excited to speak in San Antonio on Tues morning at the Neighborhood Economics Conference Speaking with Ross Baird from Blueprint and David Robinson Jr from Weston Urban Talking about revitalizing neighborhoods through strategic investment and the transformative role of OZ legislation

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Really looking forward to talking about neighborhood redevelopment, Opportunity Zones, and work with Barrett Linburg and David Robinson Jr of Weston Urban tomorrow at Neighborhood Economics. Thanks to Kevindoylejones and Rosa Lee for pulling together an amazing barn-raising! Stay tuned

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Bipartisan Housing Caucus formed to address affordable housing crisis 1st thing they need to know: 20% of 2023 apartment development is in Opportunity Zones, up from 8% pre-OZ (2016) $200B+ of investment boosting supply Brittany Pettersen Rep. Lou Correa Mark Alford 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Tracey Mann

Bipartisan Housing Caucus formed to address affordable housing crisis

1st thing they need to know:

20% of 2023 apartment development is in Opportunity Zones, up from 8% pre-OZ (2016)

$200B+ of investment boosting supply

<a href="/pettersen4co/">Brittany Pettersen</a>
<a href="/RepLouCorrea/">Rep. Lou Correa</a> 
<a href="/markalfordkc/">Mark Alford 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸</a> 
<a href="/RepMann/">Tracey Mann</a>
Jackie 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (@jackiet_97) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’ve known Dean for over five years now, and voted for him in 2016 when he first ran for Supervisor. Here’s a story about why I haven’t supported him since, why San Francisco is better off without him in elected office, and what other politicians can learn from his failure. 🧵

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With Opportunity Zones likely to expand, Ross Baird and I had an in depth conversation with Alex Flachsbart about the best in class model he has built with Opportunity Alabama —Kudos to Economic Innovation Group for highlighting this thenewlocalism.com/newsletter/opp…

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This is awesome. Our partners at Camp North End are pioneering "live-work" units-where business owners can both live on site and open their businesses on a ground floor. Great way to build community. Project hasn't even opened and they are all leased!

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This proposed tweak for Opportunity Zones would make a huge difference for the everyday man and woman who wants to invest in their community. I've seen this barrier over and over again

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Opportunity Zones are building housing faster, cheaper, and where it's needed most—313K units at just $26K per unit. Awesome data from Economic Innovation Group and a call to action to double down.

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The NYT called Opportunity Zones a failure. Here's what they missed: OZs helped build 312,000+ homes at just $26K/unit in taxpayer cost, vs up to $1M/unit for other programs. $89B in private capital has flowed into places long left behind. The data shows they're working.

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My take in The Hill: America needs 7M more homes. Opportunity Zones are helping close that gap- with private capital, not massive subsidies. They’ve built 313K homes, at 1/10th the cost of other programs. Let's expand what's working: thehill.com/opinion/535200…

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Big news for communities across America: Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft bill to extend the Opportunity Zones program. And the best part? It makes the program permanent. That’s huge. As I wrote in The Hill, Opportunity Zones have attracted more

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In this episode, Ross Baird of Blueprint Local joins Bryce to dig into the evolution of Opportunity Zones, the lessons Ross has learned investing over $200 million in underinvested communities, and what’s next as Congress considers expanding this program.