Investors Reexamine ‘Opportunity Zones’ in Light of Pandemic, Protests

Economic volatility brought by the coronavirus pandemic slowed the momentum of fundraising for "opportunity zone" projects, which had been on a roll with a record haul of $1.6 billion in the first six weeks of the year. Since then, funds that file with the Securities and Exchange Commission have reported bringing in just $114 million, according to data collected by CoStar.