Opportunities in the investment real estate market, in Mexico, are probably better now than they have been in years and this is for a variety of reasons, such as time of year, American mortgages in Mexico, the global economic slowdown, the drug war, and the recent H1N1 influenza outbreak. All of those, taken together, have the potential to back new, smaller investors right out of the market and, with that, the prices on some of the finest homes in Mexico is dropping like a rock.
First, let’s look at the time …

One thing is certain: There is no more beachfront property being created in the world, a fact that is driving the price of beachfront and near-beach property higher with each passing year. Beaches are part of ecosystems that have a dramatic effect on the health of both the oceans and human cultures they border. This fact has now been recognized, even in underdeveloped nations, and steps are being taken to protect all of the beaches of the world. As so-called “beach laws” are being enacted throughout Mexico, it must be …

As beachfront lot prices spiral into the stratosphere, ordinary Americans, in the face of the current recession, are watching their retirement resources dwindle and wondering if there is going to be a place left, even in Mexico, for them. This is the good news! There really is a Mexico for “real people,” and there really is the perfect place for everyone if they just know how to go about looking for it.
Retired teachers are perfect candidates to consider retiring in Mexico and investing in the future of real estate there. …

Less than an hour north of the Mexican border with Belize, lies the town and lagoon known as Bacalar. Previously, the area was regarded exclusively as an adventure tourism destination, but now Bacalar is a significant part of Costa Maya, an area of special recent interest, infrastructure growth and real estate development south of better-known Cancun and the Riviera Maya in the state of Quintana Roo.
Steven Sohrakoff from Bacalar Properties, answered a few questions for Mexico Real Estate Investment about the area of Bacalar.
Steven, what differentiates your area from the rest …

Thomas is an active real estate Broker in Quintana Roo, Mexico which includes such areas as Cancun, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel and other regional areas.  Thomas is a native of Indiana, a Purdue University graduate, entrepreneur, and has been living in Mexico since 1995.
Today we welcome Thomas Lloyd, who owns www.TOPmexicorealestate.com , a new web page and blog of tips & “how to” regarding Mexico Real Estate.  Thank you Thomas, for offering to share your experiences on living and doing business in Mexico. My first question is what makes real estate in Quintana Roo a good investment?
This question …

“The Mexican economy is strong and can withstand the effects of the crisis affecting the financial sector in the United States,” said Augustin Carstens, Secretary of Hacienda (Mexican Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit), in a statement made to local press September 15 when asked about the effects of the government bailout of Lehman Brothers. He added, “We are fine…and Mexico has a strong economy.”
The effects of the U.S. crisis were felt immediately, however in the Mexican stock market, the Bolsa, which fell that day by 3.79% fueled by the U.S. drop. The …

In 1995, Jim Erhark of Rockford, Illinois, tired of long commutes and long, windy winters, visited Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean. During his stay, he befriended a “real estate guy” who showed him a beautiful home on Nichupte Lagoon, for what Jim considered a steal in the post-devaluation Mexican economy. He took the proceeds from a recently sold property back home, and dove headfirst into the purchase. Jim loved his new home and new life, that is, until the real owner of the property came back to Cancun on vacation, only …

As part of its plans to respond to the growing tourism market in the Riviera Maya, the Mexican Federal government has been backing plans to construct and operate a new international airport in the Tulum area. Oscar de Buen, Undersecretary for Infrastructure for the Communications and Transportation Ministry, explained recently that the new airport will be built to handle the passengers staying all along the Riviera, and that there are also concrete plans to modernize the highway system in that corridor.
The location of the airport project, whose existence has been …

Located off the Bay of Isla Mujeres along Avenida Bonampak, Puerto Cancun is at the elbow that joins the hotel Zone to the City of Cancun. The development, which has been mired in political and financial struggles since its inception over 15 years ago, is slated to have 2100 luxury apartments and condominiums, a Tom Weiskopf golf course, a 300-slip marina for yacht owners, over 400 single-family homes, hotels, offices and shopping centers. Covering an area over 300 hectares (800 acres), this area is set up to be its own …

When people think of the Yucatan, they usually think of sunny fun-filled holidays on the beaches. And when they initially entertain the idea of buying real property in the region, for many, the first idea they have is to purchase a beach condo in the same area. But there is so much more. The Yucatan Peninsula is an area rich in history and culture, and haciendas are one way to experience both.
Haciendas were extensive estates originally destined for ranching or cultivation, in some ways similar to plantations in the United …