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.

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.  

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.

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.

Puerto Vallarta real estate always offers many, diverse activities for residents of the city.   Mexico retirement groups and foreign winter visitors enjoy participating in projects that protect and care for the areas nature and its creatures– one of Puerto Vallarta real estate’s most important attractions.  During the summer months there has been an increased focus on protecting newly born sea turtles.

In the months of June / July the nesting season for the Olive Ridley Turtle – the most common sea turtle in the Puerto Vallarta area – began; the season lasts until November.  The natural nesting cycle of the turtles includes abandoning the eggs for the 50 to 60 day incubation period, when the eggs hatch, and the newly-born turtles instinctively head for the sea.  While it is a natural part of the process that many are taken by predators, including seagulls, it is important to ensure that a large number arrive safely to the sea, since these turtles are a threatened species.

In Puerto Vallarta, there are various organizations devoted to the protection of these turtles, which provide opportunities for volunteers and retirement groups to take newly born sea turtles to the edge of the water and help increase their chances of survival.  The programs not only help prevent loss due to natural predators, but also make sure that swimming and other potentially disruptive sea activities are put on hold during the time that the turtles go to sea.  The volunteers are organized, with a line drawn at the edge of the ocean so they don’t accidentally step on the turtles others are releasing.

Slow down in the economy here in Playa del Carmen?  Real Estate prices continue to be supported or I should say that the factors that play heavy into the stability of market prices continue to grow here in the Riviera Maya.  I speak with many Americans and Canadians everyday who are wondering about the Playa del Carmen real estate prices;  how are the Mexico Homes values being effected with the world financial turmoils and the Mexican economy being tied in so tight with North America?   How are these situations playing upon the Mexico real estate market? 

I have always had the image of the water on the Gulf of Mexico being the same as what I see off of the west coast of Florida.  I even heard and read from some people that the beaches in Campeche Mexico were ugly because of the high concentration of the oil industry operations off of Ciudad del Carmen coast line in the southern corner of the state.  But, the Campeche Beachfront real estate that I visited ripped all of my previous assumptions!   These were definitely some of the most desirable Mexico real estate properties that I have visited.

 I have been writing in previous posts about our process of doing a small fixer-upper project in the middle of the booming Playa del Carmen real estate region.  Click here to see the previous stories on this Mexico fixer upper project.  If you are dreaming about buying an inexpensive Mexico real estate property, you most likely have some thoughts or  rough ideas in your head on what type of project you want as a final product.  Some of you may have already scouted out a particular neighborhood or some Mexico land and have a good idea on how you want to use the property whether it be for personal use, a long term rental property, a vacation rental, bed and breakfast the options are limitless.  When you choose which plan or the face lift project you want to incorporate into your Mexico fixer upper, the “final use” of the product is one of the most important question that needs answering and below I have listed out several other questions you should be asking yourself and your partners. 

the Governor of the state Félix González Canto along with the Mayor of Tulum, Marciano Dzul Camaal, inaugurated new public works for the benefit of the people and tourists that visit our Tulum real estate region, an investment in the 3 million dollars range.  These types of investments are welcome to any Mexico real estate market, and given that Tulum only has a population of a rough estimated 20,000 people,  these injections are very interesting.  

Are you interested in Playa del Carmen luxury condos?  Do you love the sea? Imagine living in a marina, with your yacht steps away from your front door; you’re also just steps away from small shops, restaurants and various activities in a pleasant, relaxing and exclusive community.  There are many Mexico real estate options but only handfulls are in marina communities.  And, of course, the beach and golf course are a part of it all.  In the Riviera Maya, there are not many options available for those boat lovers who are looking to have a slip or a dock to tie up their boats.  Puerto Aventuras Marina community, with all the convenience of direct access to the sea, and the comfort of a closed gate community services .  Puerto Aventuras real estate market has announced that it’s going to add more than 100 plus single family residential lots with canal frontage and several multi-family lots with ocean and canal frontage to the Marina community.  This is a perfect opportunity for anyone who would like to make this unique community their home, or home away from home.

You find a very interesting Mexico Home on the internet, and the price looks right.  Or maybe you’re down in Mexico for your vacation on the beach and you see a great looking Mexico Condo, in a perfect location with a for sale sign on it.  What’s the first thing you should do?  Call the phone number on the sign, or on the web page advertising the property?  You get the best deal that way, since you’re going straight to the seller, without involving more people in the transaction, right?  WRONG!    False logic, it seems simple that contacting the listing agent would appear to be the first best step to excercise; this misconception can lead to inadequate representation of you the buyer or a conflict of interest between buyer and seller in the Mexico real estate transaction.    

A key factor in Mexico real estate, especially a market like that of Playa del Carmen, is the strength of tourism in the area.  For this very reason, contrary to what one might think, now is the IDEAL time to buy here; because of the international recession and the swine-flu travel advisory, the current market is at a low point, which means reduced prices, sometimes very reduced.  However, in addition to the confidence which the history of the Playa del Carmen real estate market offers us, the government of Mexico has just launched the “Vive Mexico” program, which will add to our confidence that the market will soon be on an upward trend, and that this is an ideal time to invest.