In a survey released by KPMG this week, Mexico is the only Latin American economy that will increase its participation in the total amount of investment undertaken by multinational corporations in the region in the next five years. Increases are expected mostly in the services and manufacturing sectors.
The results were reported as part of KPMG’s [...]

Puerto Vallarta has grown from a quiet little fishing village to one of the fastest growing real estate markets in Mexico. Here are our top ten facts about this investment hotspot.
1. Sales of resort real estate in Puerto Vallarta has increased from $50 million in 2000 to $500 million in 2007 (NuWire).
2. Vallarta is home [...]

Mexico’s GDP growth is expected to end up between 2-3% for 2008 [1], a positive sign that Mexico’s economy can overcome the effects of a US slowdown and still be productive. Joydeep Mukherji, the team leader for the Latin American soverign ratings at Standard and Poor, praised economic progress in Mexico while urging further reform [...]

Since its introduction in the early part of 2005, the cross-border Mexico mortgage market — mortgage financing for foreigners purchasing vacation and retirement homes in Mexico — has been compared by many realtors and developers to riding a roller coaster. But now, a greater number of those individuals are looking at the cross-border mortgage [...]

Mexico was able to bump Panama out of the first place spot in the 2007 Top International Retirement Destination rankings by International Living. The reasons they gave for the #1 ranking were first rate health care, beach front property for less than $100,000, low cost of goods and services, and availability of cell phone, cable, [...]

Cashing in on a Second Home in Mexico, is perhaps the most comprehensive and informative books that you can find on investing in Mexico real estate. It is written by Tom Kelly and Mitch Creekmore. Kelly is the former real estate editor for The Seattle Times and Creekmore was recognized as “one of the foremost [...]

Driving through Cancun’s Hotel Zone these days, you’d never know that this part of Mexico had been struck by Hurricane Wilma only a couple of years ago. All branches of government, along with the private sector, have not only erased the signs of damage, but have taken advantage and have renovated both the Hotel Zone [...]

Mexico real estate investment differs from US in several critical ways. Not understanding these variances can cause a lot of money to go down the drain. But is it necessary to find professional help such as a Mexican attorney to guide you through the process?
There are several advantages to hiring an attorney to represent your [...]

Bloody headlines from the Mexican border sell papers - and lots of them - so do pictures of the Mexican military supposedly “storming” through Mexican towns. Those who are interested in investing in real estate in Mexico are well aware that describing all of Mexico in terms of two or three border towns is much [...]

1. You can set up a trust to own land in restricted areas.
The government technically restricts ownership of land to foreigners in areas near the coast, which is where most of the good real estate is. However, you set up a trust called a fideicomiso through a Mexican bank that grants you virtually all the [...]