Advancing Communities Through Opportunity & Investment
Local Equity is an economic development organization that focuses on
financing and developing community priority projects.​
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We believe in partnering with local government, CDEs, CDFIs, and local non-profits, to ensure we influence sustainable developments.​​
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We are an eclectic collection of experts from finance, development, and economic development that are united by the common goal of creating strong partnerships to advance place-based strategies. Our team is hands-on and believes in data-driven approaches that manage and reduce various risks.​​
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Local Equity is a licensed California Finance Lender, and an Opportunity Zone Business in the city of Ontario, County of San Bernardino, California. We have projects throughout the state of California.
Our Mission
Local Equity aims to bring financial capacity to advance community priority projects.
Our Services
Economic Development
We believe that every good project needs an analysis that highlights the number of temporary and permanent jobs, and incremental taxes to local, state, and federal partners. Our team works with clients to dissect the project, understand the 'multiple', and deliver a document that can be used for grants and public assistance
Real Estate
We offer specialized assistance in managing and developing a diverse portfolio of real estate assets across multiple sectors.Our expertise spans project acquisition, development, financing, and management, ensuring each asset is optimized for long-term growth, profitability, and regulatory compliance.
Technical Assistance
Local Equity provides technical assistance in land development, economic incentives, and regulatory compliance. Our expertise includes Surplus Land Act coordination, developer attraction, impact fee management, tax increment financing, and site entitlement work. We support local governments, businesses, and developers in navigating site selection, financial structuring, and compliance processes, including cannabis reporting and tribal land development.
EB-5 Construction
Financing
Local Equity Regional Center was certified by United States Customs and Immigration Services as a federally recognized Regional Center for the purposes of administering the EB-5 investor visa to foreign investors. This prestigious designation now allows Local Equity Regional Center to incentivize foreign investors to apply for permanent residence in the US in return for investment in qualifying projects.
Hotel
Development
HObsequio Group has a strong network of connections within the industry and with the larger brands and management companies. We successfully mastered relationships with local, county, state and federal government agencies, and understand how to position & navigate successful Private-Public Partnerships to maximize value from tax increment financing, tax credits, Opportunity Zones, grants, and other public incentives.