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GEO Comments on Current Market Conditions
PRNewswire

GEO, one of Mexico's leading low-income housing developers, would like to take this opportunity to update the market about its current foreign exchange exposure/financial profile, and to confirm that its business model remains intact.

Boutique Condo Community Ayia Launches This November in Punta Mita
PVNN

Emini Equities, developer of Ayia Punta Mita, has announced the availability of 27 two-bedroom condominiums for sale starting this November at Punta Mita, a 1,500-acre, master-planned luxury resort community 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta.

Mexico Launches Construction of New Cancun
DPA

Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched in late September the construction of a large tourist resort on the coast of the Mexican Pacific state of Sinaloa, in a move similar to the creation of Cancun 25 years ago on the Caribbean.

Marina La Cruz Presented at AMPI Meeting
PVNN

The New Marina La Cruz development was the subject of a presentation by Christian Mancebo and Maria Joaquina at the monthly A.M.P.I. Riviera Nayarit meeting on October 2nd at the lovely Casa Tsil in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle.

Hot Property from Tropicasa Realty: La Cima III
PVNN

This 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath luxury condominium overlooking Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay comes fully furnished in a modern, elegant style that is warm and comfortable with seldom seen attention to practical details.

Finding Your Puerto Vallarta Dream Home
Laura Gelezunas

After 20 years of practicing law in the States, Sherri Narro and her husband retired to Puerto Vallarta, where she began her second career - helping people find Puerto Vallarta Dream Homes and luxury properties from Mismaloya to Punta de Mita and beyond.

Mexico Tourism Agency May Lead Development of Gulf Coast Resort
Thomas Black

Mexico's federal tourism fund may spend as much as 5 billion pesos ($416.9 million) to buy land and build infrastructure for a beach resort on the Gulf of Mexico that could attract more than $4 billion in private investment.

Texas Real Estate Trade Mission an Unqualified Success
John K. Glaab

The Texas Association of Realtors Trade Mission to Guadalajara was the largest mission ever to come from a US state to a foreign country. The 5 day event included two NAR courses: Trans National Referral Certification and Doing Business in Mexico.

Mexico's Mortgage Industry Flourishing Amid America's Financial Collapse
Business Wire

Leading Mexico mortgage broker MEXLend closed a record number of mortgages for 2008, proving that despite the dire circumstances of the American financial market, Mexico’s mortgage industry is not only healthy, but thriving.

MEXLend Introduces New Hire for Peso Loan Division
PVNN

Leading Mexico mortgage broker MEXLend recently announced the addition of Pamela Martin del Campo to the Puerto Vallarta office. Ms. Martin del Campo will head up the office management and assist with the increasingly popular peso loan program.

Calderón Announces Creation of Mega Tourist Project in Sinaloa
Presidencia de la República

President Felipe Calderón presented the most important tourist project of the past 25 years in Mexico: the Integrally Planned Center on the Pacific Coast, which will be located in Escuinapa and be twice the size of Cancún.

Company Turns Containers Into Homes
Associated Press

It was a side trip through a destitute, ramshackle neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that detoured Brian McCarthy from building houses in Albuquerque to an idea to offer the very poor a chance to own a home. His answer lies in a humble steel shipping container.

Making Mexico Real Estate Closings Simple
Linda Neil

A Virtual Closing allows the buyer, seller, legal counsel and other professionals involved in a Mexico real estate closing to be in communication and take care of all of the details - without having to leave their home or office.

The Villa Group Begins Construction on Villa del Palmar Loreto
Georgi Bohrod

Owen Perry, a partner in the highly successful “Villa Group”, has announced that it has broken ground for Villa del Palmar Loreto; the new 5 star resort is to be built as part of a spectacular 1800 acre resort development in Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico.

Las Palmas Announces Luxury Resort-Style Club For Residents
Business Wire

Next year, homeowners at Las Palmas Club & Villas will have their own private luxury club retreat at Punta Mita, a 1,500-acre high-end master-planned, second-home resort community, located on Mexico's stunning Pacific Coast.

Meltdown Slows the 2nd-Home Market
Tom Kelly

The residential mortgage meltdown in the United States not only has devalued investors' significant assets but it has also stymied their ability to create and explore potential future business.

A New Type of Masterplanned Community Unveiled in Mexico's Yucatan
PRNewswire

For the first time, a resort community is coupling dramatic lifestyle amenities and remarkably low home prices to deliver a unique, five-star experience for second home buyers, vacation home buyers and retirees.

Mexico Combats Police Corruption with Mortgages
Morgan Lee

Mexican police are testing a new weapon against widespread corruption in their ranks: home ownership. Officers and prison guards in Michoacan state can now get special deals on houses and financing through a pilot program designed to keep them out of the pockets of organized crime.

New Mexican Luxury Community Sponsors Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference
openPR

Las Villas de Mexico, a newly announced collection of luxury resorts spread across Mexico’s top tourist locations, is sponsoring the 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference, which will be hosted in Philadelphia on October 11-14, 2008 at The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia.

IFC Loan to Mexico's Vertice Will Support Energy-Efficient Housing Finance
Media-Newswire

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced that it will provide long-term local-currency funding to Hipotecaria Vertice, a midsize housing finance company in Mexico, to enable it to provide energy-efficient housing solutions for low- and middle-income home buyers.

US Retirees Flock South of the Border
Jeremy Schwartz

Mexico's cost of living for American retirees is an estimated 30 percent cheaper than in the U.S. Parts of the country offer an easygoing existence that many retirees say is a world away from the bloody headlines of Mexican drug violence.

Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Sailing On
Yemisrach Kifle

Many foreigners looking to retire in Mexico have chosen this seaside town for its beautiful scenery, its small size and the relative ease of conducting day-to-day life with limited Spanish required.

Blinded By The Light? Tecnoline Shades Joins Forces with CRATE
PVNN

Wondering how to frame those million dollar views of Banderas Bay - and protect your stylish new furnishings at the same time? The CRATE Open House Gallery in Flamingos is now offering made-to-measure window treatments by Tecnoline Shades.

Mexico Ranked First as Retirement Mecca
The Edmonton Journal

Mexico was named the world's top retirement destination in an annual look at global retirement trends in International Living Magazine.

Northern Baja California's Development Future
Brian Flock

Some Baja California real estate discussions during the now-cooled “boom” of 2004 to 2006 would associate northern Baja California’s progress and future to that of Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur, and other high-profile Mexican resort destinations.

Coldwell Banker La Costa Realty Launches User Friendly Rental Website
PVNN

Coldwell Banker La Costa announced today the release of its full-service rental website, which allows clients to go online, view hundreds of Puerto Vallarta properties, immediately confirm availability, see the rate, and more.

Cuernavaca, Mexico is Popular with Second Home Buyers
HomesGoFast

A short drive south of Mexico City is Cuernavaca, the City of Eternal Spring. The climate here draws many of the country’s elite, including actors, politicians and businessmen. The city is also known as a place for second homes and retirement villas for international investors.

Eco-Wonder: The Pyramid City
Derek Baldwin

A proposed pyramid city for the Dubai desert will stand 1.2 kilometres in height, dwarfing the Burj Dubai – the tallest tower in the world – by hundreds of metres.

2008 Real Estate Meetings and Conferences
John K. Glaab

The Settlement Company's John K. Glaab, a Certified International Property Specialist and a founding member of AMPI Los Cabos, tells us about some upcoming Real Estate meetings and conferences of national and international interest.

Backlog of US Homes for Sale is Worst on Record
Stephen Foley

The number of unsold homes on the market in the United States is at levels not seen for at least 40 years, and prices are continuing to slide, according to a disheartening new survey.

Development and the Desert: Border Land Struggle Turns Bloody in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Kari Lydersen

The Anapra region of Ciudad Juarez is dry and dusty, the road leading there lined with junkyards. It is a seeming no-man’s land. But local businessmen and government officials see a far different future for this chunk of desert.

RivieraNayaritLife.com Offers Free Three-Day Weekends in Riviera Nayarit to Investors, Retirees & Vacationers
Market Wire

RivieraNayaritLife.com, the real estate and vacation website exclusively for the Riviera Nayarit region just north of Puerto Vallarta, is offering free three-night vacations to the Mexican resort for those interested in learning about real estate opportunities.

Irreverent Chef: Get To Know Your Pila
Liana Turner

As a long-time resident and one of Vallarta's best known chefs, Liana Turner knows all about living in Mexico. This week, she answers a question that most Gringos who live here want to know: 'What is that strange cement sink-like thing in my house?'

MexPropertyValues.com Launches Nationwide Luxury Property Valuation Service
PVNN

If you are in the market to sell your home or condominium in Mexico or have been wondering what your South of the Border real estate is worth, take a moment and go to MexPropertyValues.com for your free property value assessment.


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