Opportunity Zones Webinar Recap

LOUISIANA REALTORS • July 26, 2019

Louisiana REALTORS® had the privilege of working with three special guests for our Opportunity Zones Webinar on July 24, 2019. Erin Stackley from the National Association of REALTORS®, Mandi Mitchell from Louisiana Economic Development, and Jason DeCuir from Ryan, LLC gave very informative presentations about what the Opportunity Zones Program is, how it works, the requirements, tax benefits, how it can help communities and more! We have made the webinar recording and presentation slides available to you below.

Louisiana REALTORS® is committed to delivering educational opportunities in order to keep you up to date on the latest tools that will help you and your business. Stay tuned for more webinars featuring great topics we hope will contribute to your knowledge and success.


View all our recorded webinars here.

The National Association of REALTORS has created a Qualified Opportunity Zones Toolkit which combines resources and links and background information into one document. The toolkit has been compiled so that the information can be accessed quickly.

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