The rainy season in the Lake Chapala Real Estate area have had a surprisingly pleasant benefit: pleasant bike rides through extraordinarily lush and green scenery.  Bike rides are an activity which allows you to enjoy a closer contact with the setting around you.  If you are an active buyer/investor in the real estate game, these rides help identify and appreciate closer the Mexico Homes and the growth of the Mexico land available in regions or growth patterns.  But for either purpose being for pleasure of for scouting, bike rides are especially pleasant during or after the rainy season, when all the plant life richer and greener, and nature is full of life.

The Cancun real estate area is the focal point of an ever stronger network of tourist destinations throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, and those living in Cancun always enjoy the benefit of easy travel to various nearby colonial cities,  world-renowned pyramid sites, eco-parks, and other tourist destinations.  There are little Mexico real estate markets that have as many tourist attractions in such a reduced area such as the Yucatan  real estate area.  Due to this unique situation, plans are underway to make transportation from the Cancun real estate area to various key destinations easier and faster.  There are currently plans awaiting approval for the construction of two new branches from the Merida-Cancun highway, and a new expressway.

The International Community Foundation is pleased to announce its “Retiring Responsibly in Mexico” research series with our first report “U.S. Retirements Trends in Mexico’s Coastal Communities:  Lifestyle Trends and Demographics.”  You can access the report here:  http://www.icfdn.org/publications/retireeresearch/. 
Forthcoming research studies will address trends in health care, volunteerism, philanthropy and civic engagement, real estate as well as the environment.  For more information on the International Community Foundation, visit our website at http://www.icfdn.org.

I had put up an article in a magazine about two months ago and thought it would be good to share with the readers of our TOP Mexico real estate blog.  Here is the article below.    The Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen real estate market have had some of the world’s most interesting growth rates and fascinating examples of regional trends.  Playa del Carmen homes  and Playa del Carmen condos have had continuous increases in demand but those in Quintana Roo have grown the strongest.   During the 1990’s the little village was known as the pier town where you grabbed the ferry to get to Cozumel.   Now, during this decade, this little village has become more intertwined with the international business world, and consequently, adjustments to the real estate market have been witnessed from the direct effects of the world economic downturn.  The loss of jobs and loss of corporate sales in the economies of the United States and Canada have reduced the number of buyers here in Mexico.  The bankruptcy of several international banks on the world wide scene has also tightened the regulations on credits and the amount of available capital for investments.  These and other economical occurrences have had a decrease effect on the demand here in the Playa del Carmen Property market place, but interesting Mexico mortgages for real estate buyers have also been introduced in greater varieties from bank institutions and creative transaction models from seller-financed sales are becoming more common.  With economic turbulence, also comes opportunity.  Surrounding yourself with regional-market-intelligent Mexico real estate agent  experts is the first important step towards a safe Mexico real estate acquisition and profitable investment, and this recommendation is even more prudent during times of market adjustments.

Is the Mexico Retirement industry a niche market that can help the Mexico real estate market come back?

 With millions of baby boomers reaching retirement age every day, the market for a lovely place to live with the security and services required is growing exponentially.  

For decades Costa Rica has stood out for its stability and has benefited from the most developed welfare system in the region.

Am intrested in retiring to Lima,Peru. I am intrested in hearing from anyone already there that fcould tell me what living there is really like. Thanks

Mexico real estate is regulated by several government bodies one of which is the Agrarian Minsitry (Secretaria de la Reforma Agraria) who published an official notification in the Mexican Official Gazette whereby the Agrarian Ministry commenced the delimitation and measurement of approximately 450 thousand hectares of national territories located in the Tulum Real Estate zone within the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an, in the Municipality of Tulum and Felipe Carrillo Puerto, in the State of Quintana Roo.

If anyone is going to be in the Toronto area and would like complimentary admission to the International Real Estate Expo at the Doubletree Hilton at 655 Dixon Road this weekend please contact me sue@suecolemanrealtor.com.

North Americans with Mexico homes in Chapala, Ajijic and the rest of the Lake Chapala Real Estate area enjoy the convenience of being only a 40 minute drive away from the Guadalajara International Airport.  The airport is the busiest of the 12 operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), followed by Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.  For residents of Chapala, and for North Americans considering buying Lake Chapala Real Estate, this statistic means a lot of options for direct flights back home at reasonable prices.  GAP’s continued expansion, investment and improvement of the airport guarantees continued excellence of services.

Cozumel is continually improving its infrastructure and offering more for Cozumel Real Estate.  In the case of the Cozumel Marina project, Cozumel is working with Hotel Presidente to make sure that the project is completed quickly, to the benefit of both Cozumel real estate and tourism.