When people think of buying real estate in the Yucatan Peninsula, they often concentrate solely on resort areas like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya, while overlooking other parts of the region. Many of these alternatives might be perfect for you, and can offer some quality of life benefits you may not have [...]

2007 was a banner year for real estate investment in the peninsula, especially in popular areas like Cancun and the Riviera Maya, a 120-kilometer (80 mile) stretch of coastline which only a few years ago was a land of fishermen and undiscovered beaches. Today it is an area of intense development for the resort and [...]

During the democratic presidential primaries both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama blamed NAFTA for loss of factory jobs and vowed to opt out unless NAFTA was renegotiated. Obama has said “We should use the hammer of a potential opt-out” and has described NAFTA as “devastating” and “a big mistake”. Although a 2005 Congressional Research Service [...]

The rise of emerging markets such as the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) have the potential to greatly affect your international investments. “The Rise of the Rest” comprises of the billions of people in emerging countries who will gain significant wealth and influence in the coming decades. It is estimated that 86% of the [...]

In a global economy we are all connected, and there is perhaps no country more dependent on the US than Mexico. Nearly 80% of Mexico’s exports go into the US and about 10% of its population work in the US according to some estimates. So it should be a no brainer that Mexico’s economy and [...]

Mexico’s Tourism ministry predicted that $1.6 billion in public and private investment will be spent on tourism over the next 5 years, with $108 million to be contributed by the Mexican government. The government plans to build three new airports and renovate 292 roads that lead to tourist destinations.
With tourism accounting for 4.9 percent of [...]

Where in the world is Tamaulipas and why would real estate investors be interested in going there? Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states in Mexico, and shares all of its northern boundary with the State of Texas and its eastern border is the Gulf of Mexico. Real estate investors are flocking to Tamaulipas because [...]

1. President Felipe Calderon has set a national goal of a million new mortgages a year by 2010
Government regulation should boost the housing market by aiding people to get homes of their own.
2. Overall debt remains low for Mexico’s lenders
Lending institutions are more willing to lend to home buyers and have increased lending significantly. However [...]

Increasing living costs are not just affecting American families, Mexico’s economy has seen its consumer prices rise .23 percent in April and 4.55 percent from a year earlier according to Mexico’s central bank website, the highest increase since May 2005.
In comparison to the financial crisis in 1994, that caused Mexico’s annual inflation rate to skyrocket [...]