The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons EP#26 Barrett Linburg | Opportunity Zones & The Wizard of Oz
Mar 20, 2025
Barrett Linburg, a Dallas-based apartment developer at Savoy Equity Partners, specializes in Opportunity Zone investments and discusses their transformative impact on housing. He and Jay Parsons explore the win/win situation for both investors and renters, addressing the effectiveness of Opportunity Zones in generating housing since 2018. They also predict potential improvements with OZ 2.0 legislation as Congress moves forward. Additionally, the conversation touches on trends in rental housing, migration patterns, and the challenges posed by new rent control proposals.
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Opportunity Zone Effectiveness
- Opportunity Zones are remarkably effective at producing housing in economically challenged areas.
- A new study documents 313,000 new housing units built in these zones since 2018.
OZ Cost-Effectiveness
- Building in Opportunity Zones costs the government just $26,000 per unit.
- This is significantly cheaper than other housing subsidies, making it a highly efficient program.
Leveraging OZ Success
- Double down on Opportunity Zones because they are proven to work.
- Incentivize programs that address societal needs, like more housing, and OZ clearly does this well.