About a week ago, I was asked by an EB-5 practitioner why I thought TEA methods had slipped into using census-shared or "gerrymandered" Census Tract arrays?
Getting ahead of legislative changes rather than waiting for them is very important. As far as we know, there is no date certain set for when new requirements will be imposed.
I estimate about 90% of current TEAs would no longer qualify. Projects need to be in a qualifying tract with no combinations and no block groups.
An independent group of EB-5 securities attorneys has provided Senators Grassley and Leahy its comments and modifications to recently proposed EB-5 legislation.
CMB - Inferring that EB-5 due diligence firms are not independent and their findings can be procured by a regional center is a red-herring, to maintain the status quo.
What are the best practices for ensuring proper supervision of the NCE's loan to the JCE and what are the potential issues that can arise?
EB5 Loan underwriting really relates to risk mitigation. Learn how to structure, manage and monitor a deal so the investors have the most protection against fraud.
What is the role of the broker-dealer in EB-5?
Given the fact that most EB-5 capital is deployed in a loan model, it is essential that the loan transaction more closely resemble a traditional loan