CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity real estate firm Origin Investments launched a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) fund on Nov. 14 and amassed $105 million in commitments from 425 investors in 17 hours. While other firms are raising blind capital for QOZ funds, Origin has three multifamily opportunity zone projects under contract—one in Denver and two in Charlotte, cities that make the top 10 markets to watch in Urban Land Institute's 2019 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report.