Wire servicesEl UniversalMartes 27 de marzo de 2007 Experts say that the process of buying property in Mexico has changed substantially in recent years. For instance, title insurance and the wide availability of mortgages have added a new level of security, and has led to an increase in the number of foreign buyers. Still, buying [...]

You can skip if you don’t want to do business in Mexico. THE RULES -AVOID LAWYERS -DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK -UTILIZE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT Lawyers in Mexico, as in the United States, should be avoided; however, at times they can be a very “necessary evil” – as the saying goes. My work as [...]

Mar de Jade offers foreign visitors a unique space to rejuvenate and relax — and to perform service Nick Gallo, For Vancouver Sun;West News ServicePublished: Saturday, January 28, 2006Article tools Fluent in English and Spanish, she’s besieged with entreaties in both languages. A California guest wants to discuss a videotaping project. A Mexican mask maker [...]

Sunday, March 26, 2006My wife and I had a wonderful vacation on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. The resort of Mar de Jade is on Playa Chacala, about 1 1/2 hours north of Puerto Vallarta, on the edge of a jungle that has overgrown the volcanic landscape. We read about it in Moon Handbooks’ Pacific [...]

By: Nicolás Treido The south coast of Nayarit is covered with points, bays and inlets with some outstanding rugged slopes. The sierra is close to the shoreline and it sometimes seems to be tossed in the waves. Chacala is one of the most beautiful beaches along this coast and unlike many of the others, it [...]

By Mary Garrigan, Journal staff A new mega-processing passport center capable of producing 10 million of the travel documents annually opens in Arkansas in April, but it comes two months too late to save the Mexican vacation plans of one Hill City family. Jeff Parker of Rapid City talks with Carole Coon about the waiting [...]

One couple, two conflicting approaches to travel: Can this Mexican vacation be saved? By M.L. LykeSpecial to The Washington PostSunday, March 25, 2007; Page P01 I never thought of myself as a travel wuss, but there I was, busted, browsing for rentals at an Internet cafe in the little Mexican tourist town of Rincon de [...]

Riviera Nayarit Poised to Become a Premier Vacation Destination PHILADELPHIA, March 22 /PRNewswire/ — Apple Vacations, the nation’s leading tour operator to Mexico, was honored this week for its contributions to tourism development in Mexico, specifically in the State of Nayarit, located just north of Puerto Vallarta on the central West Coast of Mexico. The [...]

GETTING THERE To go to Chacala from Puerto Vallarta, a taxi is easiest and costs $80-90, one-way. (It’s a 90-minute drive.) Or for a fraction of that you can take a bus from the airport up Highway 200 to the neighboring town of Las Varas, then catch a collectivo vehicle to Chacala. Or you can [...]

It pays to be Jay Z. Oh, in so many ways, it pays.Not only is the man loaded on his own, but his girlfriend is rich, too, and she recently used her hard-earned dough to treat him to a vacation. Vacation from what? The hard work of getting richer, we guess. Beyonce whisked Jay off [...]

Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times CHACALA, MEXICO – Sure, there’s a great beach here, fresh fish, tall palms and only about 400 locals to share them with. But let’s start with the treachery and deception. “You wouldn’t believe the snakes,” says Ben Laird, a Wisconsonite who bought a vacation home here last year. “Snakes as [...]

– Christopher ReynoldsPosted March 18 2007 To many in town, Jose Enrique del Valle is best known as the coordinator of Techos de Mexico. Started in 1996, inspired by the work of Habitat for Humanity and largely bankrolled by donations from the north, it’s a construction-loan program to connect villagers with tourists and their dollars. [...]

By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMarch 16, 2007 Related Stories MARGARITA in hand, you are lounging on a stretch of sand near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Not a care in the world. Except this: That’s your dream, but the reality is that you don’t have a current passport, and you’re due to fly to [...]

By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMarch 16, 2007 Related Stories Demand surge delays U.S. passport applications How to apply for a U.S. passport MARGARITA in hand, you are lounging on a stretch of sand near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Not a care in the world. Except this: That’s your dream, but the reality is [...]

While it still can be an adventure, experts say that the process of buying property in Mexico has changed dramatically in recent years. By Kevin Brass Published: March 15, 2007 Sarah Booth acknowledges that she was scared the first time she bought property in Mexico. She had heard the stories of frauds and shady transactions, [...]

Looking for a sandy escape but loath to share your stretch of beach with beer-guzzling college students? We don’t blame you. Over 100,000 students travel to resort areas throughout Mexico each year on spring break, according to the U.S. Department of State. Other favorites include Nassau, Bahamas; Panama City, Fla.; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. [...]

Stockerblog submits: In my opinion, the real estate market has a long way to go before bottoming out. Why? Because owning real estate is not like owning stocks. There is no liquidity. In addition, the real estate bubble took several years of froth before it peaked. I remember back in 2002, there was a lot [...]

NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Leander, TX, United States, 03/15/2007 – fundVallarta announces a full online resource for discovering real estate investment opportunities in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. With conditions similar to the property boom in California, Puerto Vallarta is poised to become an international performer. Historic property investments may point to a significant current investment opportunity [...]

Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Rose 38% in 2006 to $682 Billion;U.S. Total Transaction Volume Rose 32% to $271 Billion in 2006Jones Lang LaSalle Issues ‘Global Real Estate Capital’ ReportCHICAGO, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jones Lang LaSalle’s latestglobal real estate capital report, released today, records global realestate investment of US$682 billion in 2006, a surge [...]

By: Elliot Rowe, Contributor Hidden in one of the coves on Mexico’s western coast is the little oceanfront village of Sayulita. This beautiful gem, just a half an hour drive north of Puerto Vallarta, is a fishing village and also an isolated vacation spot that’s home to the occasional surfer. Most businesses, art galleries and [...]

Discovering nature and community in a small seaside Mexican village This article appeared in the Chicago Tribune in 1998 and the Philadelphia Inquirer, San Jose Mercury News, Denver’s Rocky Mountain News and the Seattle Times, all in 1997.Filed Feb. 1, 1997By J.D. Lasica CHACALA, Mexico — There is the kind of Mexico vacation where you [...]

By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles TimesFebruary 24, 2007 By many measures, this modern history of Chacala began 27 years ago, when Laura, Om and José Enrique del Valle arrived in this village 60 miles north of Puerto Vallarta in pursuit of an implausible dream: On a patch of land at the southern end of the [...]

WORLD BRIEFINGS By Tom Carter THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 13, 2007 CHACALA, Mexico Nine years ago, Aurora Hernandez Blancarte’s family lived in a dirt-floor shack, six miles from a paved road, and although her husband is a fisherman, the family sometimes went hungry. “During the rainy season, when the fishing is no good, we didn’t [...]

By AMY GUNDERSONPublished: March 7, 2007 For all the appeal that a gated community holds for a second-home owner — recreational amenities, a sense of security — a planned development can sometimes put a home buyer in the architectural equivalent of a straitjacket. Building or remodeling a home in such a community can mean going [...]

Mexico has published guidelines for the construction of La Yesca, which will be the nation’s largest hydroelectrical plant that could create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, the Mexican government announced Tuesday. The Federal Electricity Commission said the reservoir would have a 220-meter boundary wall, the tallest in the world of its type. It will dam [...]

Mexico´s state-owned electricity company began accepting bids for a hydroelectric power plant that may cost US$850 million as the country seeks to diversify its electricity supply away from natural gas generation Wire servicesEl Universal Jueves 01 de marzo de 2007 Bloomberg News Mexico´s state-owned electricity company began accepting bids for a hydroelectric power plant that [...]

Katie Levine ’07 shares some last-minute tips for spring break 2007Katie Levine ’07 After three years of jealously watching people come back tan and happy after spring break week, I am finally taking my own spring break vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this year. Many other Providence College students have similar trips in mind. There [...]

Published Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Currency, loan enforcement complicate situation Tom KellyWhile U.S. mortgage lenders are heading south of the border to finance real estate in Mexico and Central America, the push to penetrate the Canadian mortgage market is considerably cooler — even with the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver just around the [...]

By GEORGE DECKER, Special to the Daily TranscriptTuesday, February 27, 2007 On Feb. 17, the Procopio International Tax Institute presented the information-packed, full-day conference, “Investing in Mexican Real Estate 2007 Outlook: Residential Properties & Development.” The conference at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice attracted individuals from throughout [...]

Published Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTRealty Tax Tips-Part 8: Mortgage costs top listRobert J. Bruss Read Have you ever forgotten to claim a real estate tax deduction? I did. Years ago, after I filed my income tax returns I remembered a mortgage interest deduction of about $4,500, which I totally overlooked. To claim my [...]

Looking for an alternative destination for spring break? After surviving winter wouldn’t it be nice to take a little vacation – relax and eat well (and by well I mean healthy) and do some Pilates? Well, Ellie Herman Studios has just the retreat for you. Seven days, taking 2 Pilates mat classes a day along [...]